BOSTON -- George Grasso, a former account manager with Roberts & Associates, a Natick, Mass.-based food broker, pleaded guilty last week to a single count of mail fraud in U.S. District Court here. Sentencing is scheduled for March 4. He faces a...
UTICA, N.Y. -- Victory Holdings here continued to sell off pieces of its New Almacs operation in New England last week.Victory sold nine stores to its supplier, Supervalu, and three to independent supermarket companies for a combined total of $937...
The era of rampant price-cutting in generics is ending.In the wave of consolidation among brand and generics companies that continued in 1995, many of the marginal generics companies that are often the source for the best prices were purchased by...
CRANBURY, N.J. -- Funeral services were held here Wednesday for James A. Burke, president for the past nine years of Twin County Grocers, Edison. N.J. Burke, 54, died Dec. 9 at the Merwick Unit of the Medical Center at Princeton, N.J. The cause of...
Muffin sales are on the rise again, thanks to improved no-fat formulations, new flavors and aggressive marketing.It represents a comeback from hard times, in-store bakery executives told SN. The category's traditionally healthy image took a...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Bruno's here said last week it will change the closing date of its fiscal year to the Saturday closest to Jan. 31. Previously, Bruno's fiscal year has ended on the Saturday closest to June 30. The company said it will report...
Albertson's Adds VP Poststson's here has named two veteran executives to new positions as part of a new retail operations team. Effective Feb. 2, Ronald D. Walk will be executive vice president of retail operations and Carl W. Pennington will be...
The consolidation of magazine wholesale resources began earlier this year with chains such as Safeway, Albertson's and Raley's Supermarkets on the West Coast leading the movement. Now alternative channels of trade are going the same route. Here is...
NEWARK, Del. -- In a search for increased funds, the Produce for Better Health Foundation will consider relaxing the criteria for produce items that can be promoted under the 5-a-Day umbrella.The foundation is assembling a task force of industry...
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