Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

Affiliated Foods C.E.O. to Retire

NORFOLK, Neb. -- After more than a half-century with Affiliated Foods Midwest, Virgil Froehlich, c.e.o., has announced his plans to retire effective Jan. 1, the Sioux City Journal reports.
FEATURE: Rethinking the front end

A six-month study says supermarkets are selling themselves short at checkout--by as much as $2 billion.
Supermarket NONFOODS Business: Saving face

Almost two dozen new face care products will leave consumers aglow this fall.
Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Make room for mushrooms

Once the cellar dwellars of the produce department, mushrooms are coming into their own as a stable, profitable category.
Supermarket GROCERY Business: Ethnic evolution

The Hispanic aisle continues to progress as manufacturers target the country's largest minority group.
COVER STORY: Doing what comes naturally

A far-reaching philosophy of interdependence has made Whole Foods a lifestyle brand for its upscale shoppers.
Hershey Foods Sells Some Gum Brands

HERSHEY, Pa., and ROUND LAKE, Minn. - Hershey Foods Corporation and Farley's & Sathers Candy Company Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of a group of Hershey's gum brands. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Auditors for Catalina Marketing Corp. Quit

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Independent auditors for Catalina Marketing Corp. quit after uncovering a series of questionable accounting moves, The St. Petersburg Times reports.

GMA to Oppose European GI Proposal at WTO Meeting