Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Commercial poultry flocks in the United States and the food products made from them are being carefully protected from avian influenza, said a group of food trade organizations on a revamped industry-sponsored Web site.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Commercial poultry flocks in the United States and the food products made from them are being carefully protected from avian influenza, said a group of food trade organizations on a revamped industry-sponsored Web site.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Average manufacturer payments for unsaleables dipped slightly to 1.05 percent of sales from 1.13 percent between 2004 and 2005, according to The 2006 Unsaleables Benchmark Report, released yesterday at the Joint Unsaleables Conference here by the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Food Marketing Institute.

CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Workforce management software vendor Kronos Inc. yesterday said it agreed to acquire Portland, Ore.-based Unicru, Inc., a provider of hiring management solutions for $150 million in cash.

MODESTO, Calif. -- The Almond Board of California here said the findings of a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry show almonds contain antioxidant levels similar to green tea and broccoli.

CINNCINNATTI -- Kroger Manufacturing, a division of The Kroger Co. based here, named Crown Holdings, Inc.'s food packaging U.S. subsidiary with its "Distinguished Supplier Award" and was also named the chain's overall "Corporate Supplier of the Year."

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) yesterday submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee, urging the successful passage of the comprehensive U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).

CHARLOTTE, Mich. -- Carter's Food Centers here has apparently closed all of its 14 stores located throughout northern and central Michigan this week, according to published reports.