WASHINGTON When it comes to ensuring that its stores are following proper hygienic and food safety practices, Safeway relies on three separate assessments and none are conducted by Safeway employees. We want...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine Hannaford Bros. here uses a scorecard system to track the performance of its distribution centers across a variety of metrics, including finances, productivity, employee safety, accuracy...
WASHINGTON In the recessionary economy, shoppers still care about the cleanliness of their supermarkets, but not as much as they care about price. That was one of the insights into consumer behavior gleaned from the...
OAKLAND, Calif. — More than 450 janitors who clean Safeway supermarkets in Northern California voted on Saturday to ratify a tentative collective bargaining agreement with four janitorial services contractors...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Hannaford Bros. here uses a scorecard system to track the performance of its distribution centers across a variety of metrics, including finances, productivity, employee safety, accuracy...
In addition to subscribing to the Rapid Recall Exchange, a web-based portal for receiving recall notices from manufacturers, Kroger, Cincinnati, has established a Web-based internal recall communications system, as...
As the industry tries to improve the product recall system in the face of the growing number of recalls, food retailers and manufacturers at recent conferences pointed to the weaknesses that continue to undermine the...
OAKLAND, Calif. — Approximately 55 janitors who clean Northern California Safeway supermarkets unconditionally returned to work Thursday night after walking off the job Wednesday night, as protracted contract...
WASHINGTON — While most large manufacturers contact Kroger directly about product recalls, medium and small suppliers are not as forthcoming, said John Kolenski, director, food safety and regulatory compliance...
By pursuing food safety certification based on Safe Quality Food (SQF) standards for its manufacturing/warehousing facilities, Meijer, Grand Rapids, Mich., is preparing itself to meet any new federal food safety laws...