Consolidations -- a trend that can be spotted throughout all facets of the food industry -- determined, in some cases, whether or not a region hosted a formal National Frozen Food Month promotion.Representatives from some regional and state...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- Next month, Supervalu will begin working with Pillsbury Co. under a new program for vendors designed to enable both trade partners to lower prices for the retailer and ultimately the consumer. Called the Vendor...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here expects a companywide rollout of its new retail pricing program to begin in late summer, after the completion of a one-year test in the Denver market. "Nothing is more critical to our customers than pricing. Thus, we...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here is budgeting $440 million for capital expenditures this year, including $45 million for capital leases. The company declined to provide actual capital expenditures for last year. However, this year's cap-ex is down 12...
As Efficient Consumer Response momentum continues to build, distributors are learning that greater patience and increased flexibility help their programs.Many wholesalers and retailers interviewed by SN said they are learning to be less rigid in...
Operating earnings for Supervalu's retail segment more than tripled in the fourth quarter to $22.1 million from $6.4 million. SN's April 15 issue incorrectly reported those earnings.
QUINCY, Ill. -- Niemann Foods here is preparing to expand its computer-based training curriculum following a four-store test that focused on scan speed and accuracy and other front-end tasks.The 23-store chain analyzed point-of-sale data to...
Brodbeck Creates Marketing VP PostEnterprises here, operator of Dick's Supermarkets, named Kenneth L. Robb to the new position of senior vice president of marketing for the eight-unit chain.Robb had been with Quaker Oats Co., Chicago, since 1987...
BOSTON -- A seafood contractor and former retailer blasted supermarket seafood departments for their quality problems during a meeting preceding the annual International Boston Seafood Show here.Independent seafood contractor Phil Walsh said he...
PHILADELPHIA -- Fresh hams and pizza in the bakery?Supermarket strategist Gene Hoffman thinks those and other unconventional products could very well provide the saving grace for in-store bakeries in the future.Speaking at the Laurel, Md.-based...