Category Archives: News
Del Monte Foods and Natural Balance Pet Foods Announce Merger Agreement
Del Monte Foods and Natural Balance Pet Foods announced today that the companies have signed a merger agreement. Natural Balance Pet Foods, maker of … Continue reading
Big Y Launches Donation Program to Support Oklahoma Disaster Relief Effort
The American Red Cross has a huge relief response to Oklahoma and other surrounding communities underway and Big Y World Class Market is doing … Continue reading
FMI Responds to USDA’s New COOL Requirements for Meat
Food Marketing Institute (FMI) today issued the following statement from FMI President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new … Continue reading
Campbell to Acquire Plum Organics, an Organic Kids Nutrition Company
Campbell Enters Rapidly-Growing Premium Baby Food Category; Expands Core Business in North America Campbell Soup Company announced it has entered into an agreement to … Continue reading
Final COOL Rule Will Increase Cost Burdens on Independent Grocers
The National Grocers Association (NGA) expressed its strong frustration over a rule change, effective immediately, that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized … Continue reading
Publix Super Markets Raising Funds for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Beginning May 25, more than a thousand Publix Super Markets will encourage customers and associates to make a donation at the register for Children’s Miracle … Continue reading
Tops Friendly Markets Completes Acquisition of Four Big M Stores
Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, today announced that the company has completed … Continue reading
Country-of-Origin Labeling Rule Harm U.S. Agriculture, says AMI
A USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) decision to finalize a March 12 proposed rule on country-of-origin labeling (COOL) for meat and poultry products with … Continue reading
Unusual Flavors Fuel Spirits Trends
Flavor innovation helped propel the spirits industry to hit a milestone in 2012 and is fostering continued growth in 2013, according to Technomic’s recently … Continue reading
Study Shows More Hispanic Shoppers Use Mobile Devices as a Shopping Tool Than General Market Shoppers
U.S. smartphone penetration is approximately 57 percent so it’s no surprise that consumers are using their phones to assist with shopping needs. What’s interesting … Continue reading
Giovanni Food Co. CEO and Plant Manager Receive Business Awards
Two executives from Giovanni Food Co., an New York state manufacturer of tomato-based products, have been honored by state and regional business associations. Louis … Continue reading
Tim Smucker and Danny Wegman Honored with GS1 Lifetime Achievement Awards
GS1 has honored Tim Smucker, chairman of the board, The J. M. Smucker Company, and Danny Wegman, CEO, Wegmans Food Markets, with GS1 Lifetime … Continue reading
IRI and SPINS Partnership to Drive New Insights and Accelerated Growth of Natural/Organic Industry
Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and SPINS announced a partnership to accelerate the growth of the natural and organic products industry by integrating SPINS’ unique … Continue reading
Sartori Leadership Named Finalists for 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year Award
Sartori Company’s CEO, Jim Sartori, and president, Jeff Schwager, have been named co-finalists of the 2013 Midwest Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year … Continue reading
GS1 US Introduces Traceability Readiness Programs
GS1 US has introduced two new readiness programs to help companies in the food industry implement and improve product traceability processes by leveraging GS1 … Continue reading
Kellogg Welcomes a New President of U.S. Sales
Kellogg Company has announced that Darcey Macken, senior vice president, customer development, U.S. Sales, has been promoted to president, U.S. Sales. She will succeed … Continue reading
United Fresh 2013 Donates More than 32,000 Pounds of Produce
After this year’s United Fresh show in San Diego, more than 30 volunteers helped collect donations from the convention floor to benefit those in … Continue reading
Food Retailers Chart More Positive Business Environment and Financial Performance
Sixty percent of food retailers reported higher customer counts and 46 percent noted stronger transaction sizes in fiscal year 2012 compared with the prior … Continue reading
Wakefern Donates $1 Million to St. Joseph’s University’s Academy of Food Marketing
Wakefern donated a record $1 million to The Academy of Food Marketing at St. Joseph’s University – the largest ever gift to the food … Continue reading
KeHE Distributors Expands Refrigerated and Frozen Warehouse Capacity
KeHE Distributors announced that it will expand non-ambient warehouse space within its US system to keep pace with rapid growth in its Fresh and … Continue reading
United Supermarkets Helps Serve the Hungry
United Supermarkets (United) helped serve the hungry in local communities for the second year in a row by making a donation of 40,000 pounds … Continue reading
Hiland Dairy Foods Company Honored for Quality Excellence
Quality Chekd Dairies has announced Hiland Dairy Foods Company of Springfield, Missouri as the 2013 recipient of the Irving B. Weber Distinguished Award for … Continue reading
Food City Store Manager Receives National Recognition
Arlie Watson, Jr., store manager of the Gatlinburg, Tenn., Food City was recently chosen as one of ten finalists in Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) … Continue reading
