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Spartan Selects Price Optimization System
Spartan Stores has selected the PriceStrat price modeling and optimization system from KSS Retail, Florham Park, N.J. The system will be used by Spartan?s merchandising group...
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Bacon bits recalled over listeria fears
About 3,590 pounds of bacon bits have been recalled because of concerns that the products may be contaminated with listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture?s Food and Safety Inspection Service said Saturday...
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Tyson chief quits as troubles mount
The head of Tyson Foods, the world's biggest meat producer, resigned on Monday, underlining how the global economic downturn is squeezing the industry between softening demand and oversupply...
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Whole Foods Said to Pull Out of Miami Project
Whole Foods Market has pulled out of a plan to build a new store as part of a mixed-use project in downtown Miami, reports said last week...
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Shares of Nash Finch, Wal-Mart Gain in 2008
Food-retailing stocks in general fared better than the market overall in 2008, although more than half of the North American supermarket and wholesaler issues tracked by SN had double-digit percentage declines during the year...
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Hepfinger to Be Named CEO at Weis
Weis Markets is expected to announce today that David Hepfinger will take over as its chief executive officer...
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Tightening Budgets Equals Eating Out Less
MADISON, Wis.—As consumers tighten their budgets, they are forgoing restaurants in favor of purchasing meal solutions at their local supermarkets, according to What's In Store 2009, the trends report from the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association™ (IDDBA).Food retailers offering prepared meals experienced customer count growth at twice the rate of restaurants, likely...
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Food Roundup: Backham and Pepsi Split, Food Stocks Up, Restaurants Down, and More
PepsiCo, Beckham Part Ways The decade-long endorsement relationship apparently ended amicably. Soccer star David Beckam said he has “nothing but good memories” of being paid millions to lend his name to Pepsi’s products. [Source: Reuters] Chinese Dairy Exec Pleads Guilty Tian Wenhua, head of Sanlu Group, admitted knowing the company’s...
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Beta-Carotene, Vitamins C, E Fail to Cut Cancer Risk
BOSTON—A new study from researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital show that supplemental vitamins C and E, and beta-carotene, fail to provide protection against cancer for middle- aged women. In this study, women who took beta-carotene, vitamin C or E, or a combination of the supplements had a similar risk...
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Ukrop?s to Close Williamsburg Store
Ukrop?s Super Markets will close one of its two stores in Williamsburg, Va., by the end of the month, the company said Tuesday...
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