DES PLAINES, Ill. -- Continuous replenishment program activities are paying off for Dominick's Finer Foods, Northlake, Ill., which documented increased product turns, improved store service levels and reduced inventory.Those were among the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Pillsbury here has embarked on a licensing strategy aimed at expanding its Green Giant brand more widely in the fresh produce business.Last month the company said it had given a group of former Pillsbury executives headed by Jeff...
NORFOLK, Va. -- Farm Fresh here recorded a $3.7 million loss for the first quarter ended March 25, a 44.8% improvement over last year's $6.7 million loss.Sales increased 6.2% to $208.2 million. Same-store sales rose 3.2%.Despite positive...
Del Monte to Offer Sweet Onionsonte Fresh Produce here will begin marketing Vidalia Sweet onions, starting in mid-April.The sweet onions will be labeled with a Del Monte sticker and a standardized price look-up code number.The onions will be...
CONCORDIA, Kan. -- Boogaarts Food Stores here boosted fresh pork sales some 25% during a one-week promotion last month that encouraged shoppers to go "pork crazy."About 80% of the stores' fresh pork items were included in the "Go Hog Wild Sale,"...