Why aren’t consumers putting their money where their sustainable aspirations are? The answer, according to a report released this week by The Hartman Group, lies somewhere in the widening gap between familiarity with the term “sustainability” and consumers’ ability to identify sustainable products or companies. The report, “Sustainability 2013: When Personal Aspiration and Behavior Diverge,” […]
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Allrecipes Magazine Debuting This Fall
Meredith Corp. plans to launch Allrecipes magazine, a print extension of the company’ popular Allrecipes.com digital destination. This represents the media industry’s first large-scale digital-to-subscription magazine print brand extension, according to Meredith Corp. Allrecipes magazine will be published six times per year with an initial rate base of 500,000. The December 2013 premiere issue will […]
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Gelson’s Parent Arden To Explore Possible Sale
Gelson’s Markets’ parent company, Arden Group Inc., said Monday that it is looking to possibly sell the company. Board members “initiated a process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives, which may include a possible sale,” according to a statement from Compton, Calif.-based Arden Group. Arden owns 16 Gelson’s across Southern California. Though Gelson’s closed its […]
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Chobani Adds Two To Executive Lineup
Chobani Inc. has appointed David Denholm as president and COO, effective July 29, and Peter McGuinness as chief marketing and brand officer, effective July 22. The company says the addition of these two executive leaders signals a continued focus on growing the business and the momentum behind the Chobani brand, which has reached more than […]
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P&G Exec Flannery Joins GMA’s Senior Leadership Team
Jim Flannery has been appointed senior executive VP of operations and industry affairs for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). “I am pleased that Jim Flannery is joining the GMA team,” says Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO of GMA. “Given his life-long experience and success in the consumer packaged goods industry, and his in-depth knowledge […]
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United Fresh Launches Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Survey
United Fresh has rolled out the Wholesaler-Distributor Operations Benchmarking Survey, designed to assist wholesalers and distributors in measuring the effectiveness of their warehouse management, transportation fleets and overall operations. “The Wholesaler-Distributor Board put a great deal of effort into developing this survey,” said Ron Carkoski, United Fresh chairman-elect, past chairman of the Wholesaler-Distributor Board and […]
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ROFDA Adopts Recall InfoLink Solution
The Retailer Owned Food Distributors & Associates (ROFDA), the largest cooperative of independent food wholesalers, is now using a recall process management technology from Recall InfoLink. The Recall InfoLink solution has been successfully deployed at ROFDA members Affiliated Foods of Amarillo, Associated Grocers-Baton Rouge, Olean Wholesale Grocers and Associated Grocers of the South. Other members […]
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Compton Named To Crossmark Board Of Directors
Crossmark, a leading sales and marketing services company in the consumer goods industry, has named John Compton to its board of directors to serve along with principals of Warburg Pincus, a leading global private equity firm. Compton spent most of his career as a senior executive at PepsiCo, most recently serving as president of PepsiCo. […]
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Teeter Shoppers Take To Social Media To Vent Frustration Over Kroger Deal
Social media outlets are abuzz with commentary about the announcement made Tuesday that The Kroger Co. plans to purchase Harris Teeter Supermarkets for approximately $2.5 billion. All the chatter, much of it negative, even led Harris Teeter President and COO Fred Morganthall to issue a message of reassurance to the company’s customers. “While details are still […]
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A Difficult Personnel Decision Some Executives Can’t Make
The recent series of events that led to the termination of Rutgers University’s head basketball coach, Mike Rice, brought to the forefront an issue faced by many executives. For those of you that missed the story, Coach Rice was secretly filmed conducting what for him was a typical practice. The issue was that for Coach […]
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Alcohol Now Allowed On Casino Floor At Navajo Nation’s Twin Arrows
The Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise (NNGE) says Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly signed legislation Tuesday allowing alcohol to be taken onto the casino floor of its Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, located along I-40, exit 219, just east of Flagstaff, Ariz. The legislation was approved by the Navajo Nation Council Friday and forwarded to Shelly. […]
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12 Former GU Stores Open Under New Tops Banner
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, has officially unveiled 12 former Grand Union stores in eastern and northern New York under the Tops banner at grand re-opening ceremonies. The new Tops-branded stores include locations in Saratoga, Warrensburg, Warren, Franklin, Essex, Clinton and Fulton counties. […]
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Unified Refinances Senior Debt
Unified Grocers Inc., the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the western U.S., said today that it has successfully completed a refinancing of its senior credit facilities. The refinancing included both the replacement of the existing revolving credit facility together with the pay-down of approximately half of its higher rate senior secured notes. The Commerce, Calif.-based […]
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Campbell’s Appoints Barroso SVP Of Global R&D
Campbell Soup Co. today appointed Carlos Barroso as SVP of global research and development, reporting to Denise Morrison, Campbell’s president and CEO. Barroso’s appointment becomes effective July 31. “Research and development is an essential ingredient in our recipe for delivering the meaningful, consumer-focused innovation needed to change our company’s growth trajectory,” says Morrison. “Carlos brings […]
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Carl Buddig, Old Wisconsin Kick Off Road Trip Promotion Next Week
Carl Buddig & Co. and Old Wisconsin are kicking off a Family Road Trip promotion offering consumers a chance to win a $25,000 grand prize. The promotion begins July 2 and runs through Sept. 30. The Family Road Trip will feature a variety of other rewards, including $10,000 in weekly instant-win prizes, coupons and more. […]
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NGA President Applauds Senate Passage Of Immigration Reform
National Grocers Association (NGA) President and CEO Peter J. Larkin released the following statement today on the bi-partisan passage in the U.S. Senate of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (SB 744). “I applaud the Senate for passing comprehensive bi-partisan legislation today to overhaul American’s immigration system for the first time since […]
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Report: Cerberus Makes Bid For Harris Teeter
Cerberus Capital Management reportedly has made a bid for Matthews, N.C.-based Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc. The Wall Street Journal, citing a person familiar with the situation, reports that the New York private-equity firm, which recently purchased several chains from Supervalu, has not yet decided whether to acquire Harris Teeter as a whole or to buy […]
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Crunch Pak Billboard Shines During Summer Solstice Celebration In NYC
Crunch Pak is now part of the electronic commerce in New York City’s Times Square. The Cashmere, Wash., sliced apple company made its presence known Friday, with an electronic billboard prominently on display during the summer solstice celebration. Read more about the sign here.
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Evian Natural Spring Water Rolls Out New Bottle Design In U.S.
For the first time in more than a decade, Evian Natural Spring Water has redesigned its bottle. Like its award-winning bottle of 14 years ago, the company says this design represents a major breakthrough—fitting for the water that first defined the U.S.’s premium water segment in the early ’80’s. Sleeker and with cleaner lines, the […]
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Safeway Receives Department Of Defense Freedom Award
Safeway Inc. has been selected to receive the 2013 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award, the nation’s highest honor given to employers for exceptional support of National Guard and Reserve employees. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an office of the Department of Defense, announced the award recipients today. Safeway is one […]