LANDOVER, Md. (FNS) -- Executives at Giant Food here "are not pleased" with the chain's flat first-half same-store sales but expect increased promotions and a Mid-Atlantic economic turnaround to rekindle business...
WASHINGTON -- Although the supermarket industry opposed a minimum wage hike, President Clinton's approval of a 90-cent increase last week doesn't stand to immediately hurt many major operators, according to executives...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The tomato war between U.S. and Mexican growers continues to be waged, despite one recent federal ruling that said Mexico isn't harming American tomato growers with its low prices.The next salvo is...
LANDOVER, Md. (FNS) -- Safeway last week said it has decided to build an $85 million distribution facility to service its East Coast stores instead of following an industry trend and contracting the service to an...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture here is reviewing complaints by consumer watchdogs that bone fragments and marrow are making their way into ground beef that's mechanically separated from the...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Two nutrition watchdog groups have called for the immediate ban in the U.S. of livestock feed containing remains of cattle and sheep, saying this step is needed to safeguard against an outbreak of...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Rite Aid's decision to drop plans to acquire Revco D.S. came as a surprise to many in the supermarket industry. Several pharmacy executives interviewed thought the merger eventually would be...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- One of the nation's leading meat packers has voluntarily recalled 5,500 pounds of coarse ground beef from a lot that tested positive for E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria.The meat, processed in Texas by...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Safeway, Oakland, Calif., is weighing whether to replace its outdated Landover, Md., distribution center with a new $85 million facility, which would require contract concessions from 700 Teamster...
WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Frozen fruits and vegetables will be able to carry the "healthy" designation, just like their fresh counterparts, according to a Food and Drug Administration proposal.The $60 billion frozen food...