SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper here on Thursday said Keith Frosceno has been promoted to group vice president of fresh food merchandising; and that Matt Johnson was promoted to vice president of meat merchandising, reporting to Frosceno. Additionally, Price Chopper said it had hired Jessica Morin as zone director responsible for 12 New York stores....More

AUSTIN, Texas — A year after Whole Foods Market launched its Eco-Scale system, more than 90% of household cleaning products sales there pass the green cleaning test....More

DALLAS — Food retailers around the world are experimenting with innovative new formats that reflect significant changes in consumer behaviors, said Neil Stern, senior partner, McMillan Doolittle, during a presentation here Thursday at FMI2012....More

DALLAS — Keoni Chang, a chef at Foodland Super Markets in Hawaii, won the first-ever FMI Supermarket Chef Showdown at the Food Marketing Institute show here Thursday....More

DALLAS — Like “organic” and “local,” the word “sustainable” appeals to many restaurant-goers. However, the term can be difficult for people to understand, or in some cases, even accept, according to presenters here at the United Fresh 2012 Show on Wednesday....More

SAN FRANCISCO — Proponents of labeling genetically modified foods said Wednesday that they had received the required signatures to get the issue onto the statewide ballot in November....More

AUSTIN, Texas — Whole Foods Market late Wednesday said earnings during the fiscal second quarter soared by 31% on a 9.5% increase in comparable store sales....More

BRAMPTON, Ontario — Loblaw Cos. here on Wednesday said net income in the fiscal first quarter was down by 22.2% as a result of soft sales, higher transportation costs and a $10 million investment in lower prices....More

WASHINGTON — Wal-Mart has agreed to pay $4.8 million in back wages and damages to more than 4,500 employees nationwide following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division that found violations of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act's overtime provisions....More

DALLAS – At its FMI2012 Show booth Tuesday, SN announced the winners of its 2012 Technology Excellence Awards: Ahold USA, Quincy, Mass., chain category; Affiliated Foods Midwest, Norfolk, Neb., wholesaler category; and Sunshine Foods, Brandon, S.D., independent category....More