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SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here is seeking to slash shrink losses through a wide-ranging, 20-point initiative.Chainwide rollout of cashier-monitoring software was completed last month and several other test programs under way are being...
BRENTWOOD, Calif. -- Westward Ho Markets here is seeing its grocery sales take off after adding a program that awards frequent flier miles based on the amount of products purchased.The program, coordinated by Visionary Concepts, a Pittsburgh-based...
MIS VP Added by SupervaluPeter Bellavance has been named vice president of management information services for the retail food companies of Supervalu here, a new position.Bellavance most recently served as senior director of information services...
New knowledge, new products and new business are three prevalent themes for the 1996 trade events scheduled by Center Store-related associations.Conventions, seminars and other trade events are the most cost-effective and time-efficient vehicles...
While the imminent ban on chlorofluorocarbons has prompted many distributors to implement conversion programs to new-generation coolants, others are still waiting in the wings before making changes.Gooding's Supermarkets, Altamonte Springs, Fla....
HOUSTON -- Rice Food Markets here introduced HoneyBaked Ham Co. products last month, marking the first time a Texas supermarket has carried the gourmet company's products.Rice is carrying HoneyBaked Ham Co. products in the delis of its upscale...
An article about paper recycling in the Dec. 11 issue of SN should have stated the paper industry will spend $10 billion on new equipment utilizing recycled materials between now and 2000.
SN REPORTld say that trade associations on the Fresh Foods side of the business are engaged in their own kind of ECR -- Efficient Convention Response.The four major national trade groups -- the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, the...
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- C&S Wholesale Grocers here will add approximately $500 million to its annual volume when it begins supplying 103 stores operated by Grand Union Co. early next year.Grand Union Co., Wayne, N.J., announced last week that it...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Having fiber on the label of a food product sends a positive, healthful signal to consumers, but often results in a technical challenge. Most fiber ingredients cause significant changes in the texture, viscosity and appearance when...