CHICAGO -- IGA here is getting into the emerging dinner kit trend, with the introduction of two ethnic dinner kits.Patrick P. Sylvester, IGA's brand director, said two kits, produced by North Star Foods, St. Charles, Minn., should be available...
Supermarkets are stuffing more pasta products into their frozen-food cases, helping make the category one of the hottest growing in the department.Frozen-food executives told SN they are promoting and, in some cases, expanding their frozen pasta...
This year had more than its share of activity when it came to companies that staked out new directions for themselves or had circumstance staked out for them.Sometimes companies blazed new trails by changing the corporate structure in quite a...
Supermarket wholesalers played "Let's Make a Deal" in 1994, but some swung open the wrong door and walked away with the boobie prize.The deals involved mergers and major acquisitions, all fueled by the rush to consolidate and create larger, higher...
During 1994 the food industry lost several top executives. Those who passed away included the following:Morris Lewis, 82, former chairman of Supervalu and former chairman and president of Lewis Grocer, Indianola, Miss. (Jan. 22)Frank Petrini, 93...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here reported increased sales for the 12- and 40-week periods ended Dec. 3. However, the wholesaler posted a loss related to a previously-announced $244 million pre-tax charge it said it incurred to pay for its Supervalu...
SAN ANTONIO -- Retailers must redesign stores for better product display, shopper accessibility and expanded services to combat the growing threat from nontraditional merchants, said George Chirtea, vice president of merchandising at Supervalu...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here said last week it plans to sell about 30 stores and eliminate 10% of its work force positions to help cover the costs of implementing its Supervalu Advantage project. Announced in September, Supervalu Advantage is a...
More and more wholesalers are being asked to make their warehouses ergonomically sound, yet lack adequate guidelines to do so.Safety investigations by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are increasing in number and depth, and the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here has purchased a 530,000-square-foot distribution center in Perryman, Md., that will become the new site for its Maryland wholesale food division. The company will relocate the 170,000-square-foot Maryland division...