In light of the ongoing recession, the California drought and last summer's salmonella outbreak that devastated the tomato industry before finally being blamed on contaminated peppers, it might sound a bit off to say that the produce industry has...
Westco Fruit and Nuts (Westco/Westcott) here cooperated with authorities and allowed its distribution records to be accessed after an inspection warrant was executed by U.S. Marshals earlier this month. The warrant was obtained after Westco...
An increasing pool of food-stamp recipients along with a recent benefits increase through the federal economic stimulus bill are shifting billions in purchasing power toward lower-income shoppers. These changes should provide an additional pop for...
The food industry is gathering data to fight efforts in Congress toward the possible repeal of the LIFO method of inventory accounting proposals that could mean not only higher taxes on inventory going forward, but also back-tax obligations on...
Industry association executives responded to a recent government report on traceability by acknowledging the report's disclosures about failures on the part of food facilities to follow federal traceability regulations, while insisting that the...
ALBANY, N.Y. Despite a sweeping campaign conducted by Wegmans, Price Chopper and other New York grocers interested in selling wine, a revenue-generating state budget proposal that would have allowed them to do so was abandoned by legislators here...
Wal-Mart Stores and Stop & Shop Supermarkets topped the list of employers with 50 or more employees requiring health care subsidies from the state of Massachusetts.
Three food retailers last week issued a proposal for compromise on controversial labor legislation, seeking to eliminate the card check component of the bills. Costco Wholesale Corp., Whole Foods Market and Starbucks Corp. formed the Committee for...
In the wake of at least nine deaths, nearly 700 illnesses and more than 3,800 recalls tied to unsanitary conditions at processing plants operated by the Peanut Corp. of America, the role of the third-party auditing companies hired to vet the food...
The food industry is prepared to work with government to “identify and address gaps in our current traceability system,” said Dr. Craig Henry, senior vice president and chief science & regulatory affairs operating officer for the...