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Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

  • Shoppers Food & Pharmacy Names Two S.V.P., Promotes Four Execs

    LANHAM, Md. -- Shoppers Food & Pharmacy has created two new s.v.p. positions, in addition to promoting four other company executives.
  • NMI Names Top 10 Health & Wellness Trends of 2006

    HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. -- The proliferation of heart healthy products, on-the-go healthy eating opportunities, and premium personal care are among the Top Ten Health & Wellness Trends for 2006 as identified by the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) here.
  • Hormel Foods Acquires Valley Fress

    AUSTIN, Minn. -- Hormel Foods Corp. here has acquired Turlock, Calif.-based Valley Fresh, Inc., a leader in canned ready-to-eat chicken, for approximately $78 million.
  • Planet Organic Launches Corporate Web Site

    EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada -- Canadian national and organic retailer Planet Organic Health Corp. yesterday launched a new corporate Web site as part of its strategy to create greater awareness of the company and its business plan.
  • Technomic to Study the Impact of AI and BSE on Foodservice Industry

    CHICAGO -- As avian influenza (AI) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) trigger supply disruptions and volatile conditions for meat and poultry markets throughout much of the rest of the world, Technomic based here plans to determine what might be in store for the domestic market, and what the industry can do the prepare.
  • Goldman Sachs Vice Chair to Keynote at Daymon Forum

    NEW YORK -- Bob Hormats, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs International and chairman of the Advisory Board of the Global Markets Institute, will be the keynote speaker at The Daymon Worldwide Forum on May 5 at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Daymon Associates said yesterday.
  • POS Shipments to Europe/Middle East/Africa Continue Solid Growth

    FRANKLIN, Tenn. -- The electronic point-of-sale (POS) market in Europe/Middle East/Africa experienced solid 4 percent shipment increases in 2005, fueled by new store growth of segments such as supermarkets and hypermarkets, according to a new study released today by retail technology consulting firm IHL Consulting Group.
  • GROCERY: Bottled Water: Health and wetness

    Bottled water's getting an injection of additives -- and consumers are drinking it up.
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