Consumer Reports has released its annual “Naughty & Nice” list, and two grocers made the list. Earning “nice” accolades is Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix and Pleasanton, Calif.-based Safeway. “Fewer supermarkets, it seems, follow the old practice of giving customers the item for free if it scans incorrectly at the checkout,” Consumer Reports says of Publix. “Fewer […]
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Hostess And Bakers Union Enter Mediation Today
Hostess Brands Inc. said Monday evening that it will follow a request from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to enter a confidential mediation today with the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco and Grain Millers Union (BCTGM). The hearing that was scheduled for today to consider Hostess Brands’ motion to wind down […]
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Supervalu Freezes Salaries, Cuts Benefits For Employees
Supervalu Inc. has cut the company 401K match and frozen salaries for thousands of its employees, the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports. “As we have stated in our last two earnings calls, we need to immediately take costs out of the business in order to fund our growth plans,” said Michael Siemienas, a spokesman for […]
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IGA Donates $265K To Wounded Warrior Project
IGA has donated $265,000 to Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) as a result of the second annual IGA Exclusive Brand national marketing initiative that ran in participating IGA stores from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend this year. During the promotional period, IGA donated a portion of the proceeds from the sale of IGA Exclusive […]
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Greater Phoenix Expands ‘California 50’ Program
One week after the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) launched the California 50 program, the organization is expanding the program—which aims to fly 50 Golden State CEOs to the Phoenix metro region for an opportunity to tour and explore the market—to 100 California-based CEOs due to high demand. “The response to the California 50 program […]
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Mignini Named President Of Campbell International
Campbell Soup Co. has named Luca Mignini to SVP and president of Campbell International, reporting to Campbell’s President and CEO Denise Morrison. Mignini, 50, will oversee Campbell’s existing businesses in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America, and will work to identify opportunities in new markets around the world, including emerging markets. Mignini’s appointment is effective […]
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Ever-Growing Competition Rated Top Concern Among Independents
Competition, the cost of providing healthcare insurance and the economy are the three major worries among independent food retailers, according to the 2012 Independent Grocers Financial Survey, released last month by FMS and the National Grocers Association (NGA). On a scale of 1-10, where 10 is highest, competition averaged 7.9 with supercenters and conventional supermarkets […]
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Walmart Debuts Monthly Food Subscription Service
Walmart has launched Goodies Co., a monthly food subscription service for consumers to savor foods and discover new items. For $7 a month, including tax and shipping, subscribers receive a gift box at their doorstep filled with five to eight hand-picked taster samples ranging from healthy and organic to artisan and ethnic. The new Goodies […]