Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

WorldWide Retail Exchange, UDEX Partner
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The WorldWide Retail Exchange, an Internet-based business-to-business exchange for retailers and suppliers, announced yesterday a collaborative initiative with UDEX, a global provider of data normalization services, to enable the sharing of product information between WWRE members and UDEX's extensive list of supply-side trading partners
Revised Bioterrorism Regulations Seen as 'More Workable'
WASHINGTON - The interim final bioterrorism regulations released Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were viewed positively by the Food Marketing Institute and other food industry trade groups.

Acosta Acquires Mid-Atlantic Fresh Foods Sales and Marketing Agency

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. has signed a letter of intent to acquire Priority Food Brokers, a leading fresh foods sales and marketing agency serving the Baltimore/Washington D.C. market.
Survey: Americans Say They Plan to Cook More, Eat Healthier

WASHINGTON -- Half of American consumers surveyed say they will eat more low-fat foods and cook more meals from scratch at home in 2004, according to a new survey conducted for the Grocery Manufacturers of America by Phil Lempert on his SupermarketGuru.com Web site.
Pathmark Implements UCCnet Services

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Pathmark Stores has signed on with UCCnet to implement a trading partner collaboration initiative designed to enhance relationships with suppliers and improve accuracy of its item file.
Audit Finds USDA Ignored E-Coli Warnings Prior to ConAgra Recall

WASHINGTON - According to an audit released today by the USDA's inspector general, meat inspectors' repeated warnings that ground beef at a ConAgra plant was contaminated with harmful bacteria were ignored.
GMA C.E.O. Calls for U.S./Canadian Regulatory Harmonization

WASHINGTON - C. Manly Molpus, president and c.e.o. of the Grocery Manufacturers of America here, yesterday called on the U.S. and Canadian governments to work for greater harmonization of regulatory standards to promote increased trade and efficiency in the movement of goods across the border.
Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Organic or not?

Manufacturers looking to create organic standards for personal care products are locked in a debate over the role of water.
COVER STORY: Life After Fleming: A Fleming-less future

The still-developing competitive picture in grocery wholesaling could be rosy for those with imagination and dark for the less creative.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Pizza pie in the sky

Promotions, new products, improved quality, and a world of different toppings are helping sales of frozen pizzas take off.

Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

WorldWide Retail Exchange, UDEX Partner

Revised Bioterrorism Regulations Seen as 'More Workable'

Acosta Acquires Mid-Atlantic Fresh Foods Sales and Marketing Agency

Survey: Americans Say They Plan to Cook More, Eat Healthier

Pathmark Implements UCCnet Services

Audit Finds USDA Ignored E-Coli Warnings Prior to ConAgra Recall

GMA C.E.O. Calls for U.S./Canadian Regulatory Harmonization

Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Organic or not?

COVER STORY: Life After Fleming: A Fleming-less future

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Pizza pie in the sky

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