Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. and CHICAGO - UCCnet and Transora announced separately today that The Kroger Co. will participate in their services as part of its latest technology initiatives to improve its supply chain.

MILAN, Ill. - Eagle Food Centers, Inc., which owns and operates 61 supermarkets in Illinois and Iowa, announced today that it and four of its wholly-owned subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

NEW YORK - At least four major foodmakers -- Kraft Foods, Tyson Foods, General Mills and H.J. Heinz -- have acknowledged that they are cooperating with federal investigations into possible accounting fraud at U.S. Foodservice, Ahold's food distribution business.

NEW YORK - A number of produce and packaged food providers to Fleming Cos Inc. on Thursday said the bankrupt grocery distributor could not use the money they are owed, citing a Depression-era law.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Penn Traffic is bringing thousands of hard-to-find foods, personal care products and baby supplies to customers of its 212 supermarkets, thanks to a new partnership with neXpansion.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands - Ahold today said it intends to divest its operations in Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Paraguay, in order to concentrate on its mature and most stable markets and generate funds to pay down debt.

NEW YORK -- Bankrupt grocery distributor Fleming Cos. said secured a commitment for $50 million in interim funding as a bridge until it gets its $150 million debtor-in-possession financing.

NEW YORK - Less than two months after losing its biggest supply contract to Kmart Corp., Fleming Cos. Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection this morning, according court papers filed in Delaware.