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ST. PAUL, Minn. — Kowalski’s Markets, in a new roster of culinary events this fall, is bringing customers face to face with suppliers in a classroom setting....More

STELLARTON, Nova Scotia — Empire Co. here said Thursday the acquisition of 236 Shell gas stations and convenience stores late last year helped boost first-quarter sales at Sobeys by 9.8%, to $4.6 billion (U.S.)....More

COLORADO SPRINGS – Joseph Sheridan, president and chief operating officer of Wakefern Food Corp., has received the second annual Grocery Manufacturers Association Industry Collaboration Leadership Award here....More

COLORADO SPRINGS - A big measure of Starbucks' success results from connecting with consumers and adjusting strategies based on feedback, according to executives from the company who addressed the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s Executive Conference here....More

COLORADO SPRINGS — E. & J. Gallo Winery and PepsiCo were presented with the 2012 CPG Awards for Innovation and Creativity by the Grocery Manufacturers Association and its Associate Member Council here Monday at the GMA Executive Conference....More

COLORADO SPRINGS – Ric Jurgens, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa, put his former colleagues in the spotlight as he accepted the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s Hall of Achievement Award here....More

ARLINGTON, Va. — As the Grocery Manufacturers Association anticipates the start of its annual Executive Conference this weekend in Colorado Springs, its collective eye is looking farther west, to California, where it will engage in a major election battle this fall....More

WASHINGTON — To help soften the burden of the drought on livestock producers, U.S. Department of Agriculture will be buying $170 million in meat products, Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Monday....More

Supermarkets were able to hold on to most of the biggest and most active nonfood categories over the past year, in many cases managing to eke out slight gains. The improvements come despite increasing competition from drug stores, mass merchandisers, warehouse clubs and even online retailers....More

SN's 2012 Category Guide shows supermarket unit sales are eroding, and retailers embrace rational pricing. Dollar and unit sales for 260 categories....More