Butter, cheese, fruit, vegetable, poultry and red meat stocks on May 31, 2013, were higher than year-earlier levels, but egg stocks were lower, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Cold Storage report.
GS1 US here has set 2014 as the “sunrise date” for the implementation of the GS1 DataBar – a more flexible and expansive symbol than the traditional UPC bar code.
Tesco, the world's third-biggest retailer, could face a revolt over executive pay at its annual shareholders' meeting on Friday after an advisory group urged investors to oppose the supermarket group's remuneration report.
Buehler’s Fresh Foods here said Friday that it has reached an agreement to acquire Portage Lakes IGA, an independently owned supermarket in Akron, Ohio.
Unified Grocers here said Wednesday it has named Charlie's Produce, Seattle, as its exclusive partner in all produce categories for its independent retail customers in Oregon, Washington and Alaska.
Thai food producer Thai Union Frozen Products Pcl said on Thursday it expected net profit this year to fall short of last year's due to the impact of shrimp disease.
Mexican major retailer Organizacion Soriana (Soriana) has signed a new contract to deploy Pricer's scalable Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) solution in at least 120 additional stores.
A Chinese state company has started a programme of purchasing grain from Ukraine's state-run grain corporation for export to clients in China, the Middle East and markets further afield.
Whitbread, a UK-based global hotel, coffee shop and restaurant firm, has reported an increase in total sales by 13.8% for the 13 weeks (first quarter) to 30 May 2013.
Discount retailers Aldi and Lidl and higher-end Waitrose are taking more business away from Britain's so-called "Big Four" grocers, as the market's polarisation intensifies, monthly industry data showed on Tuesday.
Mexican retailer Walmart de Mexico (Walmex) is mulling the sale of its Vips restaurant business as part of strategy to concentrate on its core retail and grocery business.
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which earlier this month “recommitted” to its promise of providing fresh produce, also is planning to incorporate store-specific modulars across key food categories.
