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Glanbia In Talks To Sell Irish Dairy, Agri Businesses

Wall Street Journal, The | 5 hours 40 minutes ago

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Glanbia PLC (GL9.DB), a nutritional ingredients and cheese Group, said Wednesday that Glanbia Co-operative Society Ltd., its 54.64% shareholder, has expressed an interest in acquiring Glanbia's Dairy Ireland operations, Glanbia's Irish property business, Group Business Services and related Irish joint ventures and associates.... (more)


Kroger's Sales Rise, but Profit Declines 27%

New York Times, The | 7 hours 34 minutes ago

The Kroger Company said on Tuesday that its fourth-quarter profit fell 27 percent as rising health care and labor costs offset a 7 percent increase in sales... (more)


Nestle doubles capacity of Indonesian milk-processing plant

DairyReporter.com | 7 hours 43 minutes ago

Nestle has spent $100m doubling the capacity of a milk-processing plant on the island of East Java in Indonesia.... (more)


Publix recalls seasoning mixes

Chattanooga Times Free Press (Tenn.) | 9 hours 35 minutes ago

LAKELAND, Fla. ? Publix Super Markets, which has more than 1,000 stores in five Southern states, has voluntarily recalled four kinds of seasoning mixes that may possibly be contaminated with salmonella.... (more)


Kraft boss Irene Rosenfeld dodges MPs' questions

Telegraph (London) | 9 hours 42 minutes ago

Kraft's chief executive, Irene Rosenfeld, has dodged a grilling by MPs over her company's £11.9bn takeover of Cadbury earlier this year.... (more)


Kroger Predicts 2 - 3% Growth Ahead

MediaPost Communications | 11 hours 33 minutes ago

Kroger Co. says that while its total sales in its fiscal fourth quarter rose 7.2% to $18.6 billion, compared with $17.3 billion for the same period last year, net earnings fell to $255.4 million, from $349.2 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding gasoline, total sales rose just 2% in the quarter, and same-store sales advanced 1.2%.... (more)


Spires Resigns as Acme Markets President

Progressive Grocer | 11 hours 33 minutes ago

Judy Spires, president of Supervalu?s 124-store Philadelphia-based Acme Markets subsidiary for the past four years, is leaving the company where she began her career as a clerk this Friday, March 12, to pursue a new career opportunity with a new employer.... (more)


Difficult Operating Environment Causes Kroger Q4 Net Earnings to Plunge

Progressive Grocer | 11 hours 33 minutes ago

The Kroger Co. yesterday posted an increase of total sales, including fuel, of 7.2 percent to $18.6 billion in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 ended Jan. 30, 2010, vs. $17.3 billion for the same period last year. Excluding fuel sales, fourth-quarter total sales grew 2.0 percent and identical supermarket sales edged up 1.2 percent over the year-ago period. The still-recovering economy was tough on the quarter?s net earnings, though, which came to $255.4 million, or 39 cents per diluted share...... (more)


Peapod Aims to Eradicate Food Deserts

Progressive Grocer | 11 hours 33 minutes ago

Internet grocer Peapod has joined forces with Chicago-based sustainable communities group Neighbor Capital and food desert researcher Mari Gallagher to look at ways to expand delivery to communities where a dearth of full-service grocery stores makes it difficult to obtain quality fresh food.... (more)


Weis Markets Hanover, PA., Store Gets GreenChill Silver

Progressive Grocer | 11 hours 34 minutes ago

Sunbury, Pa.-based regional independent Weis Markets? Hanover, Pa., store has earned silver certification from the GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership, a voluntary Environmental Protection Agency alliance with food retailers to reduce refrigerant emissions and decrease their impact on the ozone layer and climate change.... (more)


Kroger Southwest Launches Value Campaign

Progressive Grocer | 11 hours 35 minutes ago

Kroger?s Southwest Division is reaffirming its commitment to offering value-added products and services for its shoppers with a new marketing and advertising campaign launched this week across the division?s 209 stores.... (more)


Nestle ownership spells growth for Tampa firm

Tampa Tribune (Fla.), The | 11 hours 36 minutes ago

TAMPA - A Tampa supplier of beverages to the food-service industry is reaping the benefits of new ownership.... (more)




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