Big Y Foods, Inc.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The Big Y World Class Markets here said yesterday it has raised $63,783 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) as a result of a monthlong fundraiser that took place from Oct. 6 to Nov. 2. Customers and employees had the opportunity to buy the organization's paper sneaker logos for $1 each. The sneakers were signed and inscribed, and then hung up in every one of the New England grocer's 52 stores.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc.'s "Retail Management Training Track" won the Food Marketing Institute's (FMI) Maximizing People Potential (Maxx) Award, which recognizes an exceptional human resources or training program that significantly enhances employee performance or leads to accomplishment of a key business goal.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- With the summer months and their attendant stress on the power grid approaching, regional grocery chain Big Y Foods, Inc. here enrolled six southwestern Connecticut stores in a new energy demand response program, developed to help ease the burden placed on power suppliers during peak times.

Undaunted by difficult times and beef producers' nutritional claims, the poultry industry fights back.

WILMINGTON, Del. - The Produce for Better Health Foundation, Dole Food Co. and the Crayola brand have partnered to create an educational program designed to teach children the importance of eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - LML Payment Systems Inc. announced that its subsidiary LML Payment Systems Corp. has successfully rolled out both electronic check and traditional recovery services to Grocers Supply Co. Inc. and 49 multi-lane grocery stores with 268 locations in the Houston, Texas area.

Inspired by the need to boost sales, manufacturers are introducing more new products than ever. For retailers, that's both a big opportunity and a major headache.