Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Wild Oats 1Q Net Income More than Doubles from Last Year
BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets Inc., a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, announced that financial results for its first quarter ended March 29, 2003 generated net income of $1.4 million, or $0.05 per share, on first quarter sales of $236.0 million.
Ahold Says Ongoing Probe May Involve More Staff
NEW YORK/AMSTERDAM - Royal Ahold said on Friday the financial scandal at its U.S. Foodservice unit may involve more employees than the two managers it initially identified.

H-E-B to Build DC in Mexico

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Supermercados Internacionales H.E.B., the Mexican operating arm of H.E. Butt Grocery Co., has acquired 100 acres north of Monterrey to build a distribution center to serve its 20 stores in Mexico, the San Antonio Business Journal reports.
Fleming Cuts 800 Jobs, 5 Wholesale Units

DALLAS - Bankrupt food distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. on Thursday said it will shut down five wholesale divisions, resulting in the elimination of 800 jobs, or roughly 7 percent of its work force.
Ahold Announces Results of U.S. Foodservice Forensic Accounting Investigation

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- The U.S. Foodservice division of Ahold had overstated its earnings by $880 million, the retailer reported today.
Ahold to Unveil Result of Scandal Probe Soon

AMSTERDAM/NEW YORK - A probe into a damaging accounting scandal at Dutch retail giant Ahold will lay the blame on just a few middle managers at its U.S. Foodservice unit, a source told Reuters on Wednesday.
Tree of Life Unveils Strategic Realignment

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - Leading natural and specialty foods marketer and distributor Tree of Life Inc. has announced a strategic realignment designed to keep pace with increases in demand for its products and unprecedented consolidation among its retail customers.
Hiller's Markets Select TCI Retail for E-Biz and More

TUCSON, Ariz. - TCI Solutions Inc., a provider of enterprise software for grocery chains, announced that Hiller's has installed TCI HQ in its corporate headquarters to enhance e-business interactions with its vendor community.
Inquiry Widens Into the Sale of the Safeway Supermarket Chain

LONDON - The UK Competition Commission inquiry into the sale of Safeway will be extended to include the impact upon convenience stores, the commission said on Thursday.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Breakfast champions

New products, packaging, promotions, the organic movement, and the Internet are keeping children's cereals from getting soggy.

Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Wild Oats 1Q Net Income More than Doubles from Last Year

Ahold Says Ongoing Probe May Involve More Staff

H-E-B to Build DC in Mexico

Fleming Cuts 800 Jobs, 5 Wholesale Units

Ahold Announces Results of U.S. Foodservice Forensic Accounting Investigation

Ahold to Unveil Result of Scandal Probe Soon

Tree of Life Unveils Strategic Realignment

Hiller's Markets Select TCI Retail for E-Biz and More

Inquiry Widens Into the Sale of the Safeway Supermarket Chain

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Breakfast champions

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