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ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said a strong performance by its U.S. stores and other non-Dutch holdings spurred an increase in consolidated sales for 1994.lders per $1).Sales in the United States rose 12.1% to $7.4 billion. Excluding the...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here last week made the first move in its program to restructure corporate retail operations.The company said it will close two Twin Valu supercenters and convert 11 Laneco stores to a different format.The company also...
CINCINNATI -- Kroger Co. here said last week it will close its Shiloh Distribution Center in Jackson, Tenn., and consolidate those operations with its Peyton's facility in Cleveland, Tenn.cery products and other items manufactured by Kroger to...
Supermarket chains are looking for ways to keep their dog food aisles better groomed. They are preening their programs because food stores continue to lose market share to mass merchandisers, "category killer" pet food supermarkets and even...
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...
SOMERS, N.Y. -- It's a brand-new year -- just the right time for a reality check on private-label soft drinks.That's just what Craig Weatherup, president and chief executive officer of Pepsi-Cola Co. here, thinks is coming.For two years or more...
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...