Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. Friday reported first-quarter sales in its core Northeast operations of $1.68 billion vs. $1.65 billion last year, with comparable-store sales rising 1.0 percent. Total company sales for the first quarter were $2.0 billion, vs. $2.0 billion in last year's first quarter.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Boosted by lower expenses and improved gross margins, quarterly net profits for Nash Finch Co. here more than doubled, the company said yesterday. Net earnings for the second quarter ended June 16 were $9.6 million, or 70 cents per share, up from $4.1 million, or 31 cents per share, a year ago.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Ed Hagan, director of pharmacy for retailer-owned cooperative wholesaler Associated Food Stores, Salt Lake City, testified yesterday on behalf of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee, about the potentially devastating effect of a new generic prescription reimbursement rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

SALISBURY, N.C. -- From now through Aug. 18, Food Lion is inviting customers to help local school children by participating in the retailer's Learning Toolbox program, which benefits underprivileged students in local communities.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Ed Hagan, director of pharmacy for retailer-owned cooperative wholesaler Associated Food Stores, Salt Lake City, testified yesterday on behalf of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee, about the potentially devastating effect of a new generic prescription reimbursement rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

ARLINGTON, Va. - Ed Hagan, director of pharmacy for retailer-owned cooperative wholesaler Associated Food Stores, Salt Lake City, testified yesterday on behalf of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee, about the potentially devastating effect of a new generic prescription reimbursement rule from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

SALISBURY, N.C. -- From now through Aug. 18, Food Lion is inviting customers to help local school children by participating in the retailer's Learning Toolbox program, which benefits underprivileged students in local communities.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Twenty-nine percent of Americans said they believe that the federal government should shoulder the most responsibility for ensuring the long-term well-being of the environment in relation to the U.S. food industry, while 25 percent said they think that job should go to food manufacturers, according to a new Harris Poll.