Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

NORFOLK, Va. - PETA last week declared a moratorium on its boycott of Safeway, saying the retailer has agreed to its demands to implement new minimum standards of animal welfare.

NEW YORK - According to the just-released eMarketer report, CPG Online, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, which are among the world's leading advertisers in terms of both total budgets and marketing expertise, account for a remarkably small portion of overall internet advertising.

MINNEAPOLIS - Retek Inc. announced today that Tesco has selected Retek Merchandising and Advanced Retail Planning and Optimization solutions to support its operations.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Wegmans Food Markets has said it will begin selling irradiated fresh ground beef in all its stores by mid-May, making it the first supermarket chain to introduce irradiated beef under a private label.

LOS ANGELES - An environmental group on Wednesday sued chocolate makers including Hershey and Mars for not disclosing the amount of toxic metals such as lead that are in their products, as required under California law, Reuters reports.

MINNEAPOLIS - Supervalu has said it is realigning its regional operations, so that six regions will work together in pairs to streamline back-office departments and functional areas.

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