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UNION VOTES ON KING SOOPERS OFFER DENVER Workers for Kroger's King Soopers chain here are scheduled to vote on the employer's latest contract offer this week in a decision that could result in a work stoppage. In a letter to members of United Food...
When does a product need a new bar code? Normally, the answer to that question is fairly straightforward. When a major new ingredient is added the introduction of Banana Nut Cheerios, for example the new formulation receives its own UPC bar code...
Supermarkets have a unique window of opportunity to make their businesses more vibrant, attractive and relevant, Jeff Noddle, Supervalu's executive chairman of the board, said in a presentation here last week. Despite market share challenges from...
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said his office has reached an agreement with Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons LLC over allegations that some of the company’s stores in Florida refused to honor sales prices advertised in weekly fliers as...
As training and development take a more prominent role in the food retailing industry, participants past and present in university programs around the country told SN they are gaining as much from their education as they are from the networking...
Walt Tyson graduated from St. Joseph's University in 1976. And he liked it so much, he's getting ready to do it again. Tyson, the marketing manager for conventional mid-market independents in Supervalu's Eastern Region, is currently enrolled in...
ATLANTA — The Show & Sell Center is always a highlight of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association's annual seminar and expo, hosted here at the Georgia World Congress Center this week. It offers attendees a central place to check out...
With top-line growth hard to come by, most food operators are cutting back on capital spending this year until better times offer the promise of higher returns, industry observers told SN last week. It costs money to expand, and if a company is...