Supermarket News
UFCW Takes Tesco Campaign to Britain
WESTMINSTER, England — The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union is seeking to convince the parent company of Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets to meet with labor representatives in the U.S. by launching a campaign here....
‘Cautious’ Consumer Pressures Village Sales
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Village Super Market here said yesterday that its customers appear to be trading down because of economic pressures, restraining same-store sales growth at the 25-unit ShopRite operator....
Trader Joe’s, Target Lauded for Business Ethics
NEW YORK — Retailers Trader Joe’s and Target, along with several packaged goods and food companies, were named to a list of the world’s “Most Ethical Companies” by the Ethisphere Institute here....
Ingredients Outpace Prepared Meals: Report
CHICAGO — High gas prices are helping to drive demand for CPG products, especially basic ingredients for home cooking, as consumers shun restaurant dining and opt to prepare meals themselves, according to a new report from Information Resources Inc., based here....
Tyson Destroys Flock Possibly Infected With Avian Flu
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Tyson Foods has killed and buried a flock of 15,000 hens in West Fork, Ark., that tested positive for possible exposure to avian flu during routine blood tests last week....
Smuckers Buys Folgers for $3.3 Billion
ORRVILLE, Ohio — The J.M. Smucker Co. and Procter & Gamble have agreed to merge the Folgers coffee business into the Smucker Co. as part of a $3.3 billion all-stock deal....
Bottled Water First Item in Eating Right Kids Line
PLEASANTON, Calif. — Fruit punch-flavored fitness water featuring Tweety is one of the first items to launch in Safeway’s new Eating Right Kids line, according to Warner Bros. Consumer Products....
NCGA Disapproves of Genetically Engineered Beets
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The National Cooperative Grocers Association, a business services cooperative here representing 110 natural food co-ops nationwide, said it believes that a recent deregulation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture will enable farms to plant potentially harmful, genetically engineered sugar beet seeds. ...
Economist: Food Inflation Could Subside
NEW YORK — Rapid food cost inflation could subside shortly, but high energy prices will continue to challenge consumers and retailers, Steve Wieting, an economist for Citibank, said in a conference call Tuesday. ...
Sponsor Petitions Kroger Shareholders on ‘Toxic’ Proposal
SAN FRANCISCO — Catholic Healthcare West, a hospital chain here and shareholder in Kroger Co., has sent a letter to Kroger shareholders urging them to support its proposal to require the retailer to report on emerging product safety issues. ...
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