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JACKSON, Miss. -- Like Ben & Jerry or Batman & Robin, the team of Mike Julian and Ron Johnson obviously works. ident and chief executive officer and Johnson, hired as general manager of the chain's Richmond division, ultimately becoming executive...
NORFOLK, Va. -- Farm Fresh here is in the music business.Last month the retailer put in a test 40-linear-foot music section in a Norfolk store, said Ron Dennis, president of Farm Fresh. Eight other departments, to be managed and supplied by Fresh...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Carr Gottstein Foods here is picking flowers to underscore its redoubled commitment to excellence in the fresh arena.Long a leader in perishables merchandising here, the 39-unit chain is "building on existing strengths" in...
SAN ANTONIO -- Whole Foods Market here said last week that negative comments about its profitability by an independent research publication were without basis in fact as it reported increased sales and same-store sales for the second quarter ended...
Consumers in a recent survey said they have been cutting their consumption of beef and pork from what they were eating two years ago, while their chicken consumption continues to increase.The survey, conducted by Better Homes and Gardens magazine...
NORTHLAKE, Ill. -- Competitive pressures have prompted Dominick's Supermarkets here to speed up its remodeling efforts at 13 former Omni stores that were renamed Fresh Stores late last year, the company said last week.Chain officials acknowledged...
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Fresh Del Monte here is on a path to becoming a broader-line supplier to the supermarket trade, and "a real player in the market" in the next several years, according to its chairman and chief executive officer, Mohammad Abu...
SALINAS, Calif. -- Tanimura & Antle will introduce new varieties of fresh value-added produce products at the Food Marketing Institute's convention in two weeks in Chicago, the company said.he category benefits of its [T&A's] currently successful...
CHICAGO -- Retailers from across the country and around the world will be gathering here in two weeks for this year's Food Marketing Institute Convention, to explore, among many other things, their options for how to chase the fresh-meals business...