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SURVIVAL TACTICS
May 27, 2002
Wholesale distributors and independents are becoming more dependent on each other for continued growth, if not future survival, according to industry analysts.As larger chains continue to consolidate, wholesalers are...
FORMER GRAND UNION VP'S WIFE SENTENCED
Apr 22, 2002
NEWARK, N.J. -- Diane Vaillancourt, the wife of Donald C. Vaillancourt, former longtime executive with the now-defunct Grand Union Co., Wayne, N.J., last week was sentenced to four months in prison by the U.S...
LEGISLATIVE VIEWPOINTS
Apr 22, 2002
WASHINGTON -- Major food industry associations are hoping the Congressional winds will blow as favorably on issues like bioterrorism, health care reform and pension fund investments as they did last week when the...
INDUSTRY APPLAUDS OSHA'S VOLUNTARY ERGONOMICS GUIDELINES
Apr 15, 2002
WASHINGTON -- The food industry last week breathed a collective sigh of relief as Labor Secretary Elaine Chao announced that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would pursue ergonomics guidelines rather...
BIG V CREDITORS FACE PURCHASE DECISION
Mar 11, 2002
FLORIDA, N.Y. -- Creditors of Big V Super Markets will soon face a major decision about the future of the company in the wake of a joint purchase offer last week by Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., Quincy, Mass., and...
FLEMING DETAILS KMART IMPACT
Mar 11, 2002
DALLAS -- Fleming here last week said that it does not expect to realize a substantial portion of money owed to it by Kmart, Troy, Mich., which is Fleming's biggest customer. Fleming also said that Kmart's bankruptcy...
WILD OATS' FRESH LOOK GENERATES SALES GAINS IN QUARTER
Mar 04, 2002
BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats Markets here said that its new Fresh Look marketing and merchandising program led to strong comp-store gains for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 29, and said its cost-cutting efforts should...
FMI CREATES FOOD SECURITY CENTER
Feb 25, 2002
WASHINGTON -- The safety of the nation's food-distribution supply has gained an even stronger line of defense, after the Food Marketing Institute here created the Food Industry Information Sharing and Analysis Center...
LABOR MATTERS
Feb 25, 2002
Supermarkets and their local labor unions will be treading on fragile economic ground when they face off in upcoming contract negotiations.Skyrocketing health benefit costs and nonunion competition have retailers...
SUPERVALU SETS AMBITIOUS STORE-EXPANSION GOAL
Feb 18, 2002
Supervalu, Minneapolis, reaffirmed its commitment to retail operations, saying it has set a goal of commanding a fleet of 2,500 corporate and licensed stores in the next few years, which would more than double the...
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