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  • Food Industry Blamed for U.S. Challenge of WHO Anti-Obesity Plan

    CHICAGO - The United States is objecting to a draft plan by the World Health Organization to fight the worldwide obesity epidemic, causing harsh international criticism and allegations that the U.S. food industry is behind the policy, the Chicago Tribune reports.

  • Spartan Stores Consolidates Retail Banners

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Spartan Stores Inc. announced yesterday that it will consolidate its retail grocery banners to streamline operations and create a stronger, more unified brand identity.

  • Clemens Family Markets Installs New Healthcare EasyAnswers Kiosks

    PORTLAND, Ore.- Healthnotes, Inc. today announced that Clemens Family Markets is the first supermarket chain to roll out the new Healthnotes EasyAnswers Touchscreen kiosks in-store.

  • Japan's Seiyu to Cut Workforce Again

    TOKYO - Seiyu, the troubled Japanese supermarket group in which Wal-Mart holds 37.8 percent, today announced it would cut up to 25 percent of its full-time workforce as part of an ongoing reorganization, according to published reports.

  • Industry Groups to Create Voluntary Country of Origin Program

    WASHINGTON - Associations for the nation's leading produce, beef, pork and seafood producers, along with food retailers and wholesalers, are joining forces to craft a cost-effective, voluntary program that would provide consumers country of origin information.

  • EBay Bans Certain Coupon Sales Following Fraud Incidents

    SAN JOSE, Calif. - Online auction site ebay has said it will ban the sale of recently expired coupons and electronic "scanned" coupons, according to the Wall Street Journal Online.

  • Coca-Cola Reports SEC Probe Based on Lawsuit

    DENVER - U.S. regulators are probing Coca-Cola Co. over accusations raised last year in a lawsuit by a former employee who charged the world's largest soft drink maker with inflating earnings, the company said yesterday, according to Reuters.

  • Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Heads West

    MESA, Ariz. - Wal-Mart Stores opened its first two Arizona Neighborhood Markets stores in this Phoenix suburb yesterday as part of an effort to capture more market share in the state.

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