MECHANICSVILLE, Va. -- Nearly all of Richfood Holdings' 1,000 independent stores are expected to procure their nonfood from Wakefern Food Corp., Elizabeth, N.J., under an agreement between the two companies.According to Don Bennett, Richfood...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here will radically alter its warehouse layout and operations with new slotting software and will eventually integrate purchase orders with the system.The wholesaler will begin piloting this year an automated slotting...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Conference negotiations on a massive overhaul of the nation's farm subsidy program are expected to be completed by the end of this month, following the passage of the House version Feb. 29, congressional leaders said.The Senate...
BOISE, Idaho -- Albertson's here is currently test-marketing prepared, packaged entrees and single-serving meals in its southern California division and in Houston, and soon will be giving them a trial in Phoenix.The chain is displaying the items...
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. -- The four government agencies responsible for food safety should be consolidated into a single agency that ensures food wholesomeness, the technical director for the Refrigerated Foods Association said at the group's annual...
NEW ORLEANS -- Produce merchandising and buying may have started out as an art form -- but its future lies in becoming a science, said a produce outlook panel at the Alexandria, Va.-based United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association's annual...
EAST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Shaw's Supermarkets here has removed from its shelves some containers of its own-label shelf-stable and frozen apple juice products because they were found to contain a sweetener that invalidates the chain's purity...