Marval Food Stores

LOS ANGELES -- Directors of Unified Western Grocers, Inc., a retailer-owned wholesale grocery distributor in the western United States, re-elected Louis A. Amen, president of Los Angeles-based Super A Foods, Inc., chairman of the board.

COPPELL, Texas -- Minyard Food Stores, Inc., based here, said yesterday that it would break ground on its newest Carnival Food Store, which is to be located on the Southwest corner of Westmorland and Illinois in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas. The groundbreaking ceremony will occur tomorrow at 10 a.m., with a grand opening planned for the summer of 2006. The Carnival concept caters specifically to the Hispanic shopper.

COPPELL, Texas - The Minyard family has sold its supermarket chain, Minyard Food Stores, Inc., to a Texas-based investment company.

IRVING, Texas - Minyard Food Stores Inc. and Genpass Inc., the second largest ATM driver in the U.S., jointly announced today the addition of Minyard's 72 stores to the MoneyPass Surcharge-Free Network.

Food retailing has never been a haven for aspiring women executives. But that's changing, thanks to Elizabeth, Carole, Larree, and a number of others.

Andy Small, senior vice president, Northern California Supermarkets for Ralphs Grocery Company, was recently elected California Grocers Association Chairman of the Board.