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RESTON, Va. -- The industry is re-engineering, and so are trade associations representing retailer and wholesaler interests, said Thomas K. Zaucha, president and chief executive officer of the National Grocers Association here.In an interview with...
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's decision to discontinue three of its low-fat menu items has raised a few eyebrows among trend spotters.While the McLean Deluxe hamburger, the chef salad and side salad will no longer be available, spokeswoman Malesia...
Fleming Cos., Oklahoma City, said last week it completed the first year of its re-engineering implementation with net sales of $17.5 billion, compared with $15.7 billion in 1994, or an 11% increase. Net earnings were $42 million for the full year...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- You can fight high turnover in the deli by hooking employees with immediate skill-based training, said a training consultant who will speak this week at a seminar sponsored by the Eastern Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association...
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Good Humor-Breyers here is mixing things up in 1996 with the introduction of Breyers Blends, which pair branded "mix-ins" with Breyers ice cream.l House Cappuccino. Breyers Blends are available in quarts nationwide and in pints...
Encouraging shoppers to visit the frozens department is the linchpin of National Frozen Food Month. To that end, local efforts for this year's March promotion are concentrating on a key prerequisite: wooing retailer support.State and regional...
SAN DIEGO -- Shaw's Supermarkets, East Bridgewater, Mass., is harnessing the power of automated planning programs and historical data bases to turn its warehouse delivery scheduling into an exact science.Trucks arriving at Shaw's three...
INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets here said net income increased 3.6% and sales increased 7.1% for the third quarter ended Jan. 6. Earnings rose 10.2% and sales rose 5.9% for the 40-week period.ce along with a $1.2 million drop in convenience...
NEW ORLEANS -- The implementation of nationally standardized electronic benefits transfer programs will allow retailers to tap into a vaster pool of revenues than many industry officials may realize."We need to stop thinking of EBT programs as...
L'Oreal-Maybelline Tie OK'das received U.S. regulatory approval to acquire Maybelline Inc., a move that could put the company just behind Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, in the mass cosmetics market.This month, the Justice Department gave L'Oreal...