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CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. is carrying branded doughnuts made by an outside manufacturer in a number of its in-store bakeries in Ohio, in some cases supplanting the frozen dough and thaw-and-sell products they had been selling.The doughnuts are made...
CHICAGO -- Increased competition from home meal replacement operators is leading Harris Teeter, Charlotte, N.C., to test hot prepared foods and even to consider branded prepared foods merchandising.Harris Teeter is one of the industry leaders in...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here plans to boost capital expenditures to about $850 million this year and in each of the next two years -- the largest capital commitment in the company's 113-year history, Joseph A. Pichler, chairman and chief...
CINCINNATI -- Taking aim at home meal replacement, the Kroger Co. here has launched a selection of family-sized "homestyle meals to go" in its Cincinnati marketing area.The products are offered chilled at an in-store location separate from the...
ATLANTA -- The Kroger division here set spring bedding plant sales blooming with a special on jumbo flats for $9.99.ed last month in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution."Now, Kroger's spring bedding plants are at their best," read the ad copy...
Supermarkets are preening their pet aisles, expanding offerings of pet foods, toys and supplies -- and in some cases even animals -- in an effort to make their departments more stimulating and win back market share lost in the dogfight with mass...
CINCINNATI -- An aggressive expansion program fueled first-quarter sales and earnings increases at Kroger Co. here.Net income jumped 27.6% to $75.4 million from $59.1 million. First-quarter operating cash flow increased 8.3% to a record $278.1...
ATLANTA -- The Kroger Co.'s division here is introducing a summer "Kroger Kids Culinary Camp" at its School of Cooking..m., according to a brochure produced by Kroger and distributed in stores here. The classes are scheduled for the week of June...
ATLANTA -- Kroger's division here is focusing on tropical produce items at its cooking school, with the help of a tropical supply house based in Florida.here. Sponsored by Brooks Tropicals, a grower-shipper in Homestead, Fla., the classes will use...
HOUSTON -- Newcomers Albertsons and Hollywood Video are upping the competitive ante for video rentals in this market area. Houston is widely regarded as the birthplace of supermarket video, This is as a result of distributor ETD Entertainment...