KING KULLEN GROCERY CO., Westbury, N.Y., has signed agreements with United Food and Commercial Workers Union Locals 1500 and 342-50 that will allow the union to represent employees of the chain's Wild By Nature natural-food store in East Setauket, on New York's Long Island. A company spokesman said the chain opted to sign a union contract, rather than continue seeing disruptions in store operations, while it pursued a grievance procedure with the National Labor Relations Board.
an investor group for $134 million. Parent company Kmart, Troy, Mich., will retain 12.5% of the chain, which has been unprofitable since 1995.
AN AMENDMENT to grant unlimited commissary shopping for some 2 million military reservists, National Guard, veterans and their dependents was defeated last week in a House committee. Many food industry groups opposed the measure.
WILD OATS MARKETS, Boulder, Colo., signed an agreement to acquire three Reay's Ranch Markets natural-food supermarkets in Phoenix. The company said it will change the name of the stores to Wild Oats Community Markets.
GIANT EAGLE, Pittsburgh, said its cash tender offer for shares of Class A common stock of Riser Foods, Bedford Heights, Ohio, expired last week, and that the minimum conditions were met.
