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  • Transora Lays Off 15% of Workforce, Says Merger Possible

    CHICAGO - Transora, the business-to-business online exchange that links manufacturers, suppliers and retailers in food, beverage and packaged goods industries among others, has laid off about 15 percent of its work force, and its CEO says a merger with another exchange is a possibility, the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

  • UK's Iceland to Change Name

    LONDON - UK frozen foods retailer Iceland said today it would resume dividend payments and change its name to The Big Food Group, the Financial Times reported.

  • Kmart Extends Fleming Contract

    CHICAGO - Kmart Corp. on Tuesday said its contract with grocery wholesaler Fleming Cos. will be expanded, Reuters reported.

  • Winn-Dixie Considers Warehouse Stores in Atlanta

    ATLANTA - Winn-Dixie may turn at least some of its 40 metro Atlanta locations into Save Rite warehouse stores as Cub Foods closes its Georgia stores, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported.

  • King's Hawaiian Completes Sale of Frozen Foods Unit To Pinnacle Foods Corp.

    TORRANCE, Calif. - King's Hawaiian Enterprises Inc. has completed the sale of its frozen foods unit to Florida-based Pinnacle Foods Corporation. The terms and value of the transaction were undisclosed.

  • Study: Supermarkets Fast Becoming One-Stop, Whole Health Solution

    WASHINGTON - American consumers believe that the food they eat can make a significant difference in their health, but many admit that their own diet needs improvement, according to Shopping for Health 2001, just released by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention magazine.

  • UN Officials Warn of New, Deadly Pig Disease

    ROME - Countries should be extremely cautious over pig imports due to a new deadly pig disease that has the potential to spread across the world, an animal health officer with the United Nations food body said today, Reuters reported.

  • Trader Joe's Bans GMOs from Private-label Products

    California grocery chain Trader Joe's has agreed to ban genetically modified ingredients from its thousands of private-label products in response to consumer pressure, the Los Angeles Times reported today.

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