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MINNEAPOLIS -- Dock doors with panels that knock out easily rather than break have cut door maintenance costs by more than half for Supervalu here."We've literally cut door repair costs by two-thirds," said Forrest Mahan, building maintenance...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The banner of "Easy Home Meals With Frozen Food" resulted in another banner showing for the annual March contest run by the National Frozen Food Association here.Total U.S. supermarket frozen-department sales grew nearly 6% over...
ELLIOT ZWIEBACH MINNEAPOLIS -- The pending acquisition of Richfood Holdings will build "a great platform" for Supervalu growth in the mid-Atlantic region, Michael W. Wright, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Supervalu, told the...
Senior VP Leaves Boston Chickencken's senior vice president of communications, Karen Rugen, has left the company to accept a top position at Rite Aid Corp., Camp Hill, Pa.Meanwhile, Boston Chicken, which operates units under the Boston Market...
MINNEAPOLIS -- The pending acquisition by Supervalu here of Richfood Holdings, Richmond, Va., is likely to result in major capital investments by Supervalu in its new corporate stores and retail accounts, industry analysts told SN last week.The...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here plans to reposition its six corporate chains internally into a single operation to improve the bottom line and, in essence, to become more chainlike, the company said in its annual report.The distributor, which...
JACKSON, Miss. -- Jitney-Jungle Stores of America here said last week it would seek to merge with another supermarket-industry player in a bid to remain competitive and to facilitate growth.The move marks the second time in three years Jitney has...
IGA Names Senior Vice Presidentane Martin has been named senior vice president.Martin reports to Thomas Haggai, chairman and chief executive officer. As second in command, Martin directs all day-to-day global activities for IGA, which includes...
MINNEAPOLIS -- Mike Wright, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Supervalu here, said he was looking forward to the release of the Food Marketing Institute's new strategic plan for the first decade of the new millennium.Wright, who...
Kroger Taps Vice Presidentsger Co. here said it has named W. Rodney McMullen executive vice president and chief financial officer and Geoffrey J. Covert senior vice president for manufacturing.McMullen, 38, formerly senior vice president and CFO...