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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Safeway here said it plans to boost capital spending for new stores and remodels to $550 million in 1996, an increase of nearly 16% over the $475 million it intends to spend this year. The upgraded capital spending budget was...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. -- The Eastern Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association will feature three educational seminars both days of its Taste Show and Exhibition at Raritan Center, Edison, N.J., on Oct. 18 and 19.it to eliminate distractions from the show...
FREEHOLD, N.J. -- With the previously reported sale of two Pennsylvania stores in May, Foodarama Supermarkets here said sales declined for the third quarter and 39 weeks ended July 29. Sales fell 3.3% for the 13-week quarter to $145.9 million and...
APPLETON, Wis. -- At its 78,000-square-foot superstore here, Copps Corp. has made the frozen food department a center of shopper attention -- more specifically, the center of the store.The supermarket, which opened this summer, has a 5,000-square...
SYDNEY, Australia (FNS) -- Franklins Ltd., the Australian operation of Dairy Farm International, Hong Kong, reported a sharply reduced profit of $3 million Australian ($2.25 million U.S.) for the second half of 1995, down from $27 million...
NAPLES, Fla. -- Gargiulo here intends to launch a new, consumer-driven marketing program that will include a branded produce initiative.ficer."Refocusing our marketing direction to the consumer is an important first step in Gargiulo's quest to...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- American consumers ate a record 100 pounds of fresh fruit per person in 1994, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report.Within the fresh fruit market, overall per capita consumption of non-citrus fruit increased...
Produce Coding Guide AvailableNEWARK, Del. -- The latest edition of the Produce Electronic Identification Board's "Guide to Coding Fresh Produce" is available through the Produce Marketing Association.ard Universal Produce Codes for Canadian...
In recent months, it seems, American optimism about international opportunities in food distribution has faded a bit. And no wonder. The world's economies have produced more than a little bad news lately: news such as the economic stumbling of...
HONG KONG (FNS) -- Dairy Farm International here continues to look to Asia for long-term expansion, having earmarked $300 million for investment in existing and new businesses in 1995.The company, with diversified holdings in Europe, Asia and...