Save Mart Supermarkets

MODESTO, Calif -- Save Mart Supermarkets has teamed with local police and Special Olympics Northern California to support the Law Enforcement Torch Run's "Bucks for Badges" fundraising event.

SAN FRANCISCO - The United Food and Commercial Workers union has set a deadline of midnight on Sunday, Dec. 19 for contract negotiations and could vote next week on whether to strike if an agreement is not reached by then.

MODESTO, Calif. - Rick Smith, former v.p. of corporate produce for Safeway, has been named director of produce and floral for Save Mart Supermarkets based here.

MODESTO, Calif. -- Save Mart Supermarkets, one of the largest retail food chains in the Western United States, will upgrade the lighting at its 121 store and warehouse sites throughout Northern and Central California.

MODESTO, Calif. - Save Mart Supermarkets based here has been named an EnergySmart Grocer for investing in energy efficient systems and technology that will reduce the store's energy use.

WASHINGTON, D.C. and NEWARK, Del. - The United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United) and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) announced today that the two associations will work together, in concert with other produce industry stakeholders, to develop a produce industry food safety initiative that best serves the needs of the industry and the government.

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Lawson Software, Inc. says Save Mart Supermarkets, which runs over 120 supermarkets throughout Northern and Central California, will migrate from Lawson's existing merchandising software to Lawson's 2.11 Merchandising Suite to centralize merchandising support and meet Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) compliance.

SAN FRANCISCO - The following announcements were presented at FMI Marketechnics this week: