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E. Coli on the Rise
It seems that significantly more Canadians are falling ill because of the beef products they produce. Beef was recently recalled because it was suspected to have the E. coli O157 pathogens. The beef was recalled after a few people started to complain of severe diarrhea and stomach pains. The affected people were rushed to the…
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Food Hygiene Importance
Everyone keeps talking about food hygiene and food safety, but lately it seems that all that is tied to food hygiene and safety is outbreaks. There have been many scares of an outbreak of many bacteria. Examples are the beef recall in Canada due to the possibility of the E. coli O157, or the outbreak…
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Shaw’s Supermarkets
Shaw’s Supermarkets is a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota based Supervalu owns a wide range of banners, and Shaw’s together with its companion store Star Market are among them. Other Supervalu banners include, Albertsons, Farm Fresh, Acme markets, Jewel-Osco, Cub Foods, Shop ‘n’ Save and Save-A-Lot. Ownership Changes George C. Shaw…
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H-E-B’s Slim Down Showdown Winner Named
Alison Spangler has been named the winner of H-E-B’s Slim Down Showdown competition. The San Antonio teacher won the grand-prize of $10,000 after losing 48 pounds in the competition. Spangler was named the competitions biggest loser beating 23 other contestants. Spangler noted that whereas previously she had no exercise routines she had taken up exercising…
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Delhaize America
Delhaize America is a fully owned subsidiary of the Delhaize Group headquartered in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium. The supermarket chain focuses on food retailing. Delhaize Group was established by Jules Delhaize in 1867 in Charleroi, Belgium. The food retailer has locations in Europe, North America and South East Asia. Delhaize America rapidly expanded its banners around…
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Village Super Market Plans Store Replacements and Remodels
Village Super Market Inc. operates 29 ShopRite supermarkets in Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The supermarket chain expects to spend approximately $20 million in its new financial year, which will be spent to replace two stores and complete the remodeling of three others. Village is the second largest member of Wakefern Food Corporation, which owns…
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Memento Instantly Kemper
Nescafé Memento, instantly better with Ellie Kemper. Funny lady recruited to dispense life advice for Nestlé’s new line of gourmet, instant foaming café beverages. Complete with a new Facebook application and a series of videos, the Office star plays a “life coach” and interacts with you by utilizing a quick questionnaire, coupled with info from your own Facebook profile. Give…
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Ares Management Buys Major Stake in Smart & Final
Ares Management signed an agreement that will see it gain a major stake in Smart & Final Holdings Corp. from global management firm Apollo Global Management. The sale, which stands at $975 million, will be completed by year-end. The senior management of the company will however, maintain a minority stake. Los Angeles based Smart &…
