WASHINGTON - ConAgra Foods Inc. on Friday launched the nation's second-largest recall of ground beef after the U.S. Agriculture Department said the meat may be contaminated with a deadly bacteria that sickened at least 16 people, Reuters reported on Friday.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Wal-Mart and Safeway were two of the most notable names among the many retailers nationwide affected by the second largest beef recall in history.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Wegmans Food Markets has adopted an everyday low price policy on 4,000 popular grocery items, and now the Rochester, N.Y.-based chain is getting the message out to its customers.
BOISE, Idaho - Albertsons Inc. on Tuesday announced the appointment of Eric J. Cremers to the newly created position of senior vice president-corporate strategy and business development.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Marks & Spencer said Tuesday that the exclusivity period for Gristede's Foods to negotiate a definitive stock purchase agreement to acquire Kings Super Markets has ended without a deal being reached.
MADISON, Wisc. - Employees at Whole Foods Market in Madison, Wisc., on Friday voted 65 to 54 in favor of joining United Food and Commercial Workers union Local 1444.
MANILA - UK food retailer Tesco has expressed interest in putting up a store in Manila, according to government sources, the Asia Africa Intelligence Wire reports.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. and PRINCETON, N.J. - The Meat and Poultry Data Standards Organization (mpXML) and the Uniform Code Council Inc. (UCC) have announced an initiative to synchronize efforts to develop global electronic trading standards for perishable meat and poultry products.
