It's a crucial time for the Produce Traceability Initiative, an industry-led effort to achieve farm-to-retail electronic traceability for fruits and vegetables sold in the U.S. and Canada. Industry groups including the Produce Marketing...
Safeway last week completed an order to install the Sterilox Food Safety System companywide by the end of 2009, according to PuriCore, Malvern, Pa., provider of the system.
In response to a new study that says their private-label bottled water brands contain contaminants and are basically no different than tap water, Giant Food of Landover, Md., and Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., say their products are held to...
Warning that the Wall Street financial crisis could cause bloodshed on Main Street, industry leaders late last week urged Congress to pass a financial bailout plan. America's supermarkets urge you to look beyond the rhetoric to the very real...
The Produce Marketing Association has advocated mandatory food safety regulation for more than a year now and is actively working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to improve food safety standards in the produce industry. And with this...
The Produce Traceability Initiative a joint effort of the Produce Marketing Association, the United Fresh Produce Association and the Canadian Produce Marketing Association has finalized a timeline for the produce industry to implement uniform...
When Mars Petcare U.S. issued a pet food recall earlier this month, Wegmans immediately mined its loyalty card data and sent automated telephone calls to every person who had purchased the products with their loyalty card. The calls advised them...
Fresh Insights The produce industry is once again gearing up for the Produce Marketing Association's annual Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition, which will be held this year Oct. 24-27 at the Orange County Convention Center in...
Democrats are poised to capture even more Congressional seats in this year's elections, observers said, after gaining a majority in both the House and Senate in the 2006 mid-term elections. Of particular concern to the supermarket industry is the...
Americans as a whole may still be questioning which presidential candidate is better suited to revive the country's sluggish economy, but for executives in the supermarket industry, the choice is clear: the Republicans would be better for their...