Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

DUSSELDORF, Germany -- European retailer Metro Group plans to expand its "Tag It Easy!" Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) pilot program, during which it will enable an additional 70 consumer goods suppliers in China and Vietnam to apply RFID labels on shipments to its facilities in Germany.

QUINCY, Mass. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is recalling Stop & Shop Ground Meatloaf Mix with use-by/freeze-by dates Oct. 31, and Nov. 2, 2007, from its stores in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut west of Route I-91.

QUINCY, Mass. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is recalling Stop & Shop Ground Meatloaf Mix with use-by/freeze-by dates Oct. 31, and Nov. 2, 2007, from its stores in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut west of Route I-91.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In the latest industry initiative to boost food safety practices, GLOBALGAP and The Food Marketing Institute's Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute said yesterday they are developing a combined audit checklist that will facilitate a "high degree of harmonization between the GLOBALGAP and SQF 1000 on-farm standards."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In the latest industry initiative to boost food safety practices, GLOBALGAP and The Food Marketing Institute's Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute said yesterday they are developing a combined audit checklist that will facilitate a "high degree of harmonization between the GLOBALGAP and SQF 1000 on-farm standards."

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- The Nielsen Company here has signed census agreements with eight major convenience store retailers to provide consumer product goods companies with access to weekly data and sales insights for every one of the retailers' corporate stores.

PHOENIX -- Local food industry association Arizona Food Marketing Alliance (AFMA) here yesterday named Albertsons LLC Southwest division president Bob Colgrove Retailer of the Year. It also inducted retired Bashas' president Wayne Manning into its Hall of Fame as part of its program.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. -- The Nielsen Company here has signed census agreements with eight major convenience store retailers to provide consumer product goods companies with access to weekly data and sales insights for every one of the retailers' corporate stores.