Groups’ Petition to Wal-Mart on Assault Weapons
A lengthy history of random shootings and recent school shootings has raised public fury and ensured that the gun debate is not about to go away very soon in the [...]
Fitch Confirms SuperValu Risky Rating
Fitch Ratings has confirmed the default ratings given for SuperValu as ‘CCC’ even with some divestitures announced last week that seemed to reduce the retailer’s exposure to many competitive pressures. [...]
NGA Annual Show Helps Further Students Professional Development
The Food Industry University Coalition and the National Grocers Association (NGA) announced a partnership on Monday for the association’s annual show, scheduled for February of 2013. The show will give [...]
FDA Releases Produce Processers and Growers FSMA Rules
The Food and Drug Administration released the two long-awaited rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act for produce processors and growers on Friday. The rules concern plans that processors must put in place to [...]
Cerberus-Supervalu Deal Near
According to the Wall Street Journal, Cerberus Capital Management in New York is reported to be close to making an agreement to acquire parts of retailer Supervalu. Under a tentative [...]
A&P Rebrands its Seafood Department
The seafood department at A&P has been rebranded as the Great Atlantic Seafood Market. The company’s new seafood brand will work with a slogan “So Fresh, So Healthy and So [...]
Whole Foods Leads List of Food Retailers in 2012
Whole Foods has led the pack of food retailers’ stocks in 2012. The retailer has gained about 35% and closed on 31st December at $91.16. This is the 4th straight [...]
Wegmans Freezes Prices Once Again
With the freezing winter prevailing, there’s one freeze that people will enjoy much more; Wegmans' price freeze. Wegmans Food Markets has introduced price freezes once again for over 50 of [...]