IT Integration

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion, a subsidiary of the Delhaize Group, said yesterday it has a new workflow management system up and running that will improve its ability to manage tasks and execute retail strategy consistently in its more than 1,200 supermarkets in 11 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Karns Foods here has entered into an agreement with ADC, Inc., to license its InterScale scales management system.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion, a subsidiary of the Delhaize Group, said yesterday it has a new workflow management system up and running that will improve its ability to manage tasks and execute retail strategy consistently in its more than 1,200 supermarkets in 11 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Karns Foods here has entered into an agreement with ADC, Inc., to license its InterScale scales management system.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC, a subsidiary of the Delhaize Group, has named David Hilse v.p. of efficiency and productivity. In the newly created position, Hilse will lead Food Lion's efforts to identify, prioritize, and implement initiatives to improve the company's efficiency, productivity, and effectiveness.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole achieved another major milestone toward expanding its organic operations with the recent inauguration of the company's new organic banana facility in the La Guajira region of Colombia. Dubbed the "Don Pedro" farm, the $8 million growing, harvesting, packing and shipping facility will employ more than 1,000 local residents.

MINNEAPOLIS - As its ongoing transformation into a national retail powerhouse continues, Supervalu here has created what it is calling "centers of excellence" in its headquarters town and in Boise, Idaho--tandem nerve centers that will consolidate the function-specific brain power it currently has accumulated through its merger with Albertsons.

KINSTON, N.C. - Food Farm, Inc., a consortium of independent food retailers under the Piggly Wiggly banner, yesterday began centrally hosting sales and pricing data for its 67 stores using new host software, and will soon begin installing new back office systems in each store.