Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) announced Jan. 9 that Chuck Murfin has resigned from its board of directors, effective Dec. 10, 2019, due to his retirement from the supermarket industry after 40 years of operations. Murfin recently sold his four supermarkets in the Springfield, Missouri, area to another AWG member. In a related move at its […]
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C&S, Dumac Business Systems Partner For POS Software Solution
C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. has entered into an exclusive strategic partnership with Dumac Business Systems Inc. to distribute Dumac’s point of sale (POS) software solution portfolio, RORCv6, to 1,000 C&S independent grocery retail customers across the U.S. RORCv6 is a robust POS solution with customized, feature-rich capabilities and integrations. As a longtime partner with Dumac, C&S […]
Updated: Strikes End At Indiana, Wisconsin, Minnesota UNFI DCs
According to multiple media outlets, Teamsters Local 414 members have returned to work at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) facilities in Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Teamsters Local 414 drivers, warehouse and maintenance workers went on strike Dec. 12 at the Fort Wayne UNFI distribution center to protest their claims of the company’s violations of federal […]
UNFI Reports Net Sales Of $6 Billion For First Quarter Of Fiscal 2020
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) reports that its net sales for its first quarter of fiscal 2020 ending Nov. 2, 2019, increased to $6 billion. “We entered the new fiscal year operating with an unmatched geographic footprint, the largest variety of products and services in the industry and the critical scale needed to succeed over […]
KeHE Welcomes New Mission-Based CAREtrade Partners
CAREtrade, founded by a group of KeHE employees in 2017, identifies and promotes a set of brands that advance a higher purpose than commercial success, aligning with the natural organic, specialty and fresh distributor’s dedication to service. Naperville, Illinois-based KeHE has revealed its new class of 2020 CAREtrade partners. “These partners exemplify a passion for […]
Central Grocers Vendors: Attorney Lays Out Issues Around Bankruptcy Trustee Lawsuits
The bankruptcy trustee for Central Grocers has filed numerous lawsuits against the company’s vendors seeking to have them disgorge tens of millions of dollars. These lawsuits are called “preference actions” in the bankruptcy world. Attorney Kurt Carlson, who concentrates his practice on representing clients in litigation, corporate transactions, commercial bankruptcy, restructurings and creditors’ rights, recently […]
C&S Wholesale Grocers Expanding Into Pacific Northwest
C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. is expanding operations into the Pacific Northwest with the addition of a new warehouse in Troutdale, Oregon. The state-of-the-art warehouse will open by the summer of 2020, according to the Keene, New Hampshire-based company. C&S already services several retail partners in the area. “As the business behind grocery, we are always […]
