MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- In the latest instance of wholesaler consolidation, Richfood Holdings here said last week it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Super Rite Corp., Harrisburg, Pa., in a deal valued at $320 million.The arrangement...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores here plans to initiate a category management program in its oral care departments in all 12 divisions, according to an anonymous industry source, who is working closely with the chain.Winn-Dixie has...
WAYNE, N.J. -- Combined sales of two 20-week continuity programs at Grand Union Co. here reached $7 million, making them the largest dollar volume continuity campaigns the chain has run.Sales of the programs "individually exceeded what we usually...
DALLAS -- Rental is the key to further growth of the compact disc read-only memory market, said a speaker at the Video Software Dealers Association convention held here last month.CD-ROM penetration in the United States is now at about 12.2...
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sophisticated category management is doable for the perishables departments, but it won't be easy, and...
FAIRFIELD, N.J. -- Advantage International Foods, an importer and distributor of specialty cheeses here, has teamed up with...
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Piemonte Foods here has introduced a refrigerated, make-at-home pizza kit.ecutive officer. "The move is...