Quality Food Centers (QFC)

Grocers and the meat industry are taking substantive steps to maintain consumer trust in a post-BSE world.

SEATTLE - A woman whose family reportedly ate ground beef connected with the only detected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States has filed a class action against a supermarket chain, the Associated Press reports.

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. on Friday announced that Donna Giordano has been promoted to president of Quality Food Centers, which operates 86 stores in Oregon and Washington.

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. has named four veteran executives to key management positions within the company, including Fred Meyer Stores.