Equipment & Design

Parmalat in Dire Financial Straits
ROME - Parmalat Finanziaria SpA executives are engaged in a desperate effort to rescue the foundering dairy products giant in the wake of press reports that it could be facing a hole in its accounts of as much as 10 billion euros (U.S.$12.5 billion), AFP reports.
Independents Report: The challenge of small scale
Getting category management programs off the ground can benefit independently owned supermarkets and their shoppers alike.

FEATURE: Sweet charity

Working closely with charitable products not only helps a good cause, but also has a positive effect on the bottom line.
Coalition: Enough With Cigarette Taxes

TRENTON, N.J. - Raising cigarette taxes will only lead to broader tax increases across all categories, according to the Enough Already Coalition, a group of New Jersey convenience store operators, retail trade associations, and tobacco companies.
Albertsons, Kroger and Noon's Named Newspaper Merchandisers of the Year

ORLANDO, Fla. - Albertsons has been named best overall in the Newspaper Association of America's annual Merchandiser of the Year awards competition.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Got milk, need space

A flood of new variations is turning a fluid commodity into a chic beverage, and increased consumer demand has made for a crowded dairy case.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Holidays on ice

Suppliers are looking to the consumer press to help them spread the word that frozen foods should be an important part of holiday meals.
PG PROFILE: Winn-Dixie

The chain writes a new song of the South, dancing to a traditional retail tune that plays more to fried chicken lovers than sushi eaters.
Trader Joe's Eyes Pittsburgh in East Coast Expansion

PITTSBURGH - Specialty food retailer Trader Joe's is reportedly eyeing the Pittsburgh market as it continues its growth plans on the East Coast, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.
Report: Coke to Introduce New Vanilla Drink

LONDON - The Coca-Cola Co. is planning to launch a new vanilla-flavored Coke drink, the Financial Times reported on Monday.

Parmalat in Dire Financial Straits

Independents Report: The challenge of small scale

FEATURE: Sweet charity

Coalition: Enough With Cigarette Taxes

Albertsons, Kroger and Noon's Named Newspaper Merchandisers of the Year

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Got milk, need space

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Holidays on ice

PG PROFILE: Winn-Dixie

Trader Joe's Eyes Pittsburgh in East Coast Expansion

Report: Coke to Introduce New Vanilla Drink