Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Kraft Foods, Inc. said yesterday that it's realigning top management to sharpen its focus on innovation and marketing. The shakeup comes from the leading manufacturer's new c.e.o., Irene Rosenfeld, who replaced c.e.o. Roger Deromedi in June.

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- Max Henderson Jr., e.v.p. and general manager of Tops Markets here, said yesterday that the company had made a four-year, $1 million pledge to remodel the Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, N.Y.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc. here yesterday reported a 1.1 percent sales increase for its first quarter ended Aug. 5 of CAN $3.31 billion (US $2.95 billion), compared with $3.27 billion in the year-ago period. During the quarter, same-store sales went up 2.8 percent, and basic net earnings per share were 77 cents, a 4.1 percent rise from last year.

NEWARK, Del. ¿ The Produce Marketing Association here will offer a track of workshops to discuss the ever-evolving impact technology will have on the produce supply chain, during its 2006 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition at the San Diego Conference Center next month.

NEWARK, Del. ¿ The Produce Marketing Association here will offer a track of workshops to discuss the ever-evolving impact technology will have on the produce supply chain, during its 2006 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition at the San Diego Conference Center next month.

NEWARK, Del. ¿ The Produce Marketing Association here will offer a track of workshops to discuss the ever-evolving impact technology will have on the produce supply chain, during its 2006 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition at the San Diego Conference Center next month.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Sales of nonprescription drugs in the U.S. grew by only 3 percent in 2005, but this did little to slow the increasing dominance of some of the biggest players in the OTC market. According a study released yesterday by market research firm Kline & Co., the recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions has put more than half of the total sales volume into the hands of just 10 manufacturers.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Sales of nonprescription drugs in the U.S. grew by only 3 percent in 2005, but this did little to slow the increasing dominance of some of the biggest players in the OTC market. According a study released yesterday by market research firm Kline & Co., the recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions has put more than half of the total sales volume into the hands of just 10 manufacturers.