Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

WASHINGTON - On the heels of the second-largest beef recall in the country's history, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said yesterday it will fight harder to protect the public from E. coli contamination in meat products by expanding product testing and recalling infected meat more rapidly.

MATTHEWS, N.C. -- Discount store chain Family Dollar Stores, Inc., yesterday renewed its agreement to have The Nielsen Co. provide the retailer with market information solutions.

CINCINNATI -- For the fifth time in seven years The Kroger Co. here has once again been honored as "Retailer of the Year" by America's Second Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization in the United States.

SOUTH DENNIS, Mass. ¿ Community-based independent Ring Bros Marketplace will host The fifth annual Fall Festival of Wine and Food November 3 at its store based here.

CINCINNATI -- For the fifth time in seven years The Kroger Co. here has once again been honored as "Retailer of the Year" by America's Second Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization in the United States.

SOUTH DENNIS, Mass. ¿ Community-based independent Ring Bros Marketplace will host The fifth annual Fall Festival of Wine and Food November 3 at its store based here.

CINCINNATI -- For the fifth time in seven years The Kroger Co. here has once again been honored as "Retailer of the Year" by America's Second Harvest, the largest hunger relief organization in the United States.

SOUTH DENNIS, Mass. ¿ Community-based independent Ring Bros Marketplace will host The fifth annual Fall Festival of Wine and Food November 3 at its store based here.