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  • Kentucky Trade Group Inducts Houchens Siblings Into Hall of Fame

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Kentucky Grocers Association here inducted Ruel and Suel Houchens, retired executives from Houchens Industries, into the Kentucky Grocers Hall of Fame during a recent luncheon Bowling Green, Ky.
  • PMA Connects Members and Legislators Online

    NEWARK, Del. -- With the introduction of a newly launched Advocacy Action Center, members of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) can now connect easily and efficiently with legislators via the Web.
  • Wal-Mart Buys Brazilian Supermarket Chain

    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Expanding its presence in Latin America, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. said yesterday it has purchased Sonae's retail operations in Brazil, which include 140 hypermarkets, supermarkets and wholesale units. The total transaction was valued at euro 635 million (approximately $757 million).
  • FMI Adds Marketechnics to Chicago Event in 2007

    WASHINGTON , D.C. -- The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) will add yet another component to the Chicago smorgasbord the FMI Show has become. The trade group said yesterday it plans to co-locate Marketechnics -- the association's merchandising technology event -- with the FMI Show in 2007.
  • Hannaford to Helps Buy Computers for New Hampshire School District

    LONDONDERRY, N.H. -- The Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy here, which opened earlier this year, will present a grant to the town's school district at 10 a.m., Dec. 16 at the store. The $5,000 grant will help underwrite the cost of new computers and related programs to be used in the district's classrooms.
  • Walgreen, CVS Corp. Eyeing Osco Drugstores

    CHICAGO -- Albertsons Osco drugstore division here is being scrutinized for possible acquisition by two bidders, Deerfield, Ill.-based Walgreen Co. and CVS Corp. of Woonsocket, R.I., which are said to be competing for the nearly 800-unit operation.
  • AWG to Open New DC in Oklahoma

    KANSAS CITY, Kansas -- Associated Wholesale Grocers broke ground yesterday on a new $50 million distribution center in Oklahoma City, which will expand its capacity by approximately 30 percent.
  • Central Market Unwraps New CIA-Inspired Pastries

    SAN ANTONIO -- The seven-store Central Market unit of H-E-B Grocery Co. here debuted a new line of high-end bakery items that emerged from of a unique training arrangement the chain has with the Culinary Institute of America.
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