Retail

LANDOVER, Md. -- Ahold USA Giant Food here called in the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to investigate a case of apparent food tampering after a manager at a store in Dundalk, Md. discovered two pins in a loaf of raisin bread.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here reported strong earnings and sales gains in fiscal 2005, capped by a 20 percent gain in fourth quarter profits from higher sales and a tax break; and earnings per share that bettered analysts' expectations.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. here yesterday was named a recipient of the 2006 Catalyst Award, honoring strategic business initiatives that result in the recruitment, development, and advancement of women in the workplace.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- A new study conducted on behalf of the Corrugated Packaging Alliance here by Heads Up Systems, Inc., concluded that shipping iceless broccoli in Corrugated Common Footprint (CCF) containers saves retailers and grower/shippers 27 percent in total supply-chain costs, compared to shipping in reusable plastic containers (RPCs).

SAN ANTONIO -- HEB here said it has issued a recall of its entire HEB Baby Food line, including Mom's Choice Organic Baby Food, in response to three consumer reports of glass shards found inside jars of peas, carrots, and applesauce. The reports originated in Houston and Corpus Christi, but the grocer made the decision to remove the products from all of its Texas stores on Wednesday.

LOS ANGELES -- The Kroger Co.'s Ralphs division here has joined forces with American Express Incentive Services (AEIS) for a consumer promotion that debuts the grocer's first-ever customized movie card.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Grocers Association Educational Foundation earlier this week inducted Bob Spengler, recently retired president of Modesto-based Save Mart Supermarkets, into its Hall of Achievement for his years of service to the California food industry.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Deborah Vereen, director of organizational effectiveness and diversity for Giant Food Stores here, will lecture on corporate diversity at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa.