Research & Analysis

ATLANTA - Winn-Dixie may turn at least some of its 40 metro Atlanta locations into Save Rite warehouse stores as Cub Foods closes its Georgia stores, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported.

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Pollio Italian Cheese Company on Friday recalled certain Polly-O ricotta cheese packages and some foodservice ricotta products because of potential contamination from Salmonella bacteria.

WASHINGTON - American consumers believe that the food they eat can make a significant difference in their health, but many admit that their own diet needs improvement, according to Shopping for Health 2001, just released by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention magazine.

BOISE, Idaho - Albertson's Inc. announced today that Robert Dunst will join the company as executive vice president and chief technology officer. The company said that under Dunst's leadership, it aims to be the technology leader in food and drug retailing.

LONDON - Sales of organic food in the UK are continuing to increase faster than in any other European country, according to a report cited by BBC news.

MALVERN, Pa. - Acme Markets, the Eastern Division of Albertson's, has been named a winner of the Chesapeake Businesses for the Bay 2001 Excellence Award.

NEW YORK - Philip Morris Cos. announced Thursday that it will seek shareholder approval in April to change its name to Altria Group Inc. in order to distinguish the company from its tobacco business, Dow Jones reported.

FLORIDA, N.Y. - Big V Supermarkets Inc. said today that, as part of its effort to work with its creditors toward a successful resolution of its chapter 11 case, the company has entered into a term sheet with Wakefern Food Corp., which, subject to the completion of definitive documentation and approval by the bankruptcy court, is intended to form the basis of a plan of reorganization for Big V.