Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

VNU's new conference and exposition aimed at helping retailers maximize their business to the growing Hispanic market in the U.S. will make its debut in Dallas this fall.

RED BANK, N.J. -- The Association of Retail Marketing Services (ARMS) has elected Ray Hack, v.p. of sales at Minneapolis-based RNR, Inc., to serve a two-year term as president of the trade association. The election was held at ARMS' annual membership meeting last week.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and SAN FRANCISCO -- ACNielsen U.S. and SPINS yesterday said they would jointly expand SPINSscan Conventional, an information service tracking sales of natural and organic products across grocery, drug, and mass merchandise retail outlets.

ELIZABETH and CARTERET, N.J. -- The just released "Passover Guide for Kosher for Passover Foods" for 2005 from the Orthodox Union (OU) are now available in Pathmark and participating ShopRite supermarkets.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and SAN FRANCISCO -- ACNielsen U.S. and SPINS yesterday said they would jointly expand SPINSscan Conventional, an information service tracking sales of natural and organic products across grocery, drug, and mass merchandise retail outlets.

ELIZABETH and CARTERET, N.J. -- The just released "Passover Guide for Kosher for Passover Foods" for 2005 from the Orthodox Union (OU) are now available in Pathmark and participating ShopRite supermarkets.

CHICAGO and DAYTON, Ohio -- Market information supplier Information Resources Inc. (IRI), and data warehousing and analytics solutions provider Teradata, aim to arm CPG companies with better data management solutions through a new partnership.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. said Friday the U.S. Bankruptcy Court granted final approval for its $800 million debtor-in-possession credit facility from Wachovia Bank, N.A. The credit facility, which replaces the chain's previous $600 million credit line, will be used to supplement cash flow during the reorganization process.