Supermarkets are continuing to heavily support food banks despite changes in the supply chain that reduce the amount of excess inventory.A host of new programs devised by food banks in concert with manufacturers and...
WASHINGTON -- The International Telecard Association here has drafted a set of recommended industry guidelines for prepaid phone cards that it anticipates will become the basis for any card regulation by states.The...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (FNS) -- Juice processor Odwalla has begun "flash pasteurizing" its apple juice products and started shipping them back to stores earlier this month.The fresh juice company, whose apple juice...
PLEASANTON, Calif. (FNS) -- Safeway here has set new standards for carrying fresh juice products in all its stores, in the wake of E. coli contamination of apple-juice-based products manufactured by Odwalla, Half Moon...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (FNS) -- A 16-month-old Colorado girl who drank apple juice products has died from multiple organ failure triggered by an E. coli bacteria infection, marking the first death in an E. coli...
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (FNS) -- An outbreak of E. coli bacterial infection linked to unpasteurized apple juice products is causing health officials to question the safety of unpasteurized juices.The outbreak had...
SAN FRANCISCO (FNS) -- In a city where a major tourist attraction is Fisherman's Wharf, where seafood restaurants pack the waterfront and where the Pacific Ocean creates the climate, fresh seafood is a strong seller...
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (FNS) -- After eight years of searching for sites, Byerly's has made its move into Chicago.It opened its first store late last month in Highland Park, an upscale community north of the city on the...
Supermarket chains are speed-dialing into the burgeoning prepaid telephone card category, with some even selling private-label cards.Though supermarkets have lagged behind other retailers -- including convenience...
CHICAGO (FNS) -- Sara Lee branded fresh sandwich shops are up and running, and doing "very well" so far in a partnership with Kroger Co., according to Sara Lee executives.In a bid to extend the equity of its brand...