Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

CHICAGO and MIAMI BEACH -- Food Lion, Kraft, McNeil Nutritionals and PepsiCo took top honors at the second annual CPG & Retail Excellence Awards ceremony presented by Information Resources, Inc. and AMR Research at the Reinventing CPG & Retail Summit 2005 awards gala Monday in Miami Beach.

KEENE, N.H. -- Food wholesaler and distributor C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., has begun the rollout of a perishable products e-procurement system that, once fully installed, will extend collaborative supply chain management software and marketplace services throughout all C&S perishables procurement operations.

CHICAGO and MIAMI BEACH -- Food Lion, Kraft, McNeil Nutritionals and PepsiCo took top honors at the second annual CPG & Retail Excellence Awards ceremony presented by Information Resources, Inc. and AMR Research at the Reinventing CPG & Retail Summit 2005 awards gala Monday in Miami Beach.

Behind the scenes, retailers and others in the food chain prepare for the event they hope never happens. Are they doing enough?

NEW YORK -- The latest suitor showing interest in regional chain Pathmark Stores, Inc. is its primary supplier, C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., according to published reports here.

CARSON, Calif. -- KV Mart, an independent grocer based here, successfully completed the replacement of its existing back office systems yesterday with a new hosted back office system to run in all 23 of its stores.

CARSON, Calif. -- KV Mart, an independent grocer based here, successfully completed the replacement of its existing back office systems yesterday with a new hosted back office system to run in all 23 of its stores.

Mainstream chains are taking advantage of hot sales of organics in the frozens aisle.