FMI annual conventionCHICAGO -- After years of sidestepping the issue, it's time for retailers to take responsibility for food safety, Daniel Wegman, president of Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, N.Y., said here last week.Addressing attendees at...
OKLAHOMA CITY (FNS) -- At a contentious annual meeting, officials at Fleming Cos. here assured shareholders that the company's financial health is stable. Fleming Cos. has enough liquidity to operate its business despite the fraud and breach-of...
A federal grand jury in New Haven, Conn., has begun hearing testimony about alleged tax evasion by Tom Leonard, president of the Stew Leonard's Dairy Store in Danbury, Conn. According to his attorney, Leonard "intends to cooperate fully" with...
A leader, they say, improves the performance of those around him or her. Grocers say pasta has the same trait; thus cross-merchandising of pasta has become a common practice.Over the years, the number of food items consumers use to complement...
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. -- Food for the Poor, a nonprofit international relief agency here, is seeking donations of nonperishable...
NORWALK, Conn. -- Japanese retail food executives seeking a cutting-edge hot food program were treated to one at a supermarket...