SURVIVAL TACTICS
Wholesale distributors and independents are becoming more dependent on each other for continued growth, if not future survival, according to industry
FORMER GRAND UNION VP'S WIFE SENTENCED
NEWARK, N.J. -- Diane Vaillancourt, the wife of Donald C. Vaillancourt, former longtime executive with the now-defunct Grand Union Co., Wayne, N.J., last
LEGISLATIVE VIEWPOINTS
WASHINGTON -- Major food industry associations are hoping the Congressional winds will blow as favorably on issues like bioterrorism, health care reform
BIG V CREDITORS FACE PURCHASE DECISION
FLORIDA, N.Y. -- Creditors of Big V Super Markets will soon face a major decision about the future of the company in the wake of a joint purchase offer
FLEMING DETAILS KMART IMPACT
DALLAS -- Fleming here last week said that it does not expect to realize a substantial portion of money owed to it by Kmart, Troy, Mich., which is Fleming's
FMI CREATES FOOD SECURITY CENTER
WASHINGTON -- The safety of the nation's food-distribution supply has gained an even stronger line of defense, after the Food Marketing Institute here
LABOR MATTERS
Supermarkets and their local labor unions will be treading on fragile economic ground when they face off in upcoming contract negotiations.Skyrocketing
HARRIS TEETER DENIES BIAS
MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Harris Teeter here told SN last week it dismissed workers last month because they were undocumented, not because they were of Hispanic