ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mexican supermarket chain Gigante on Tuesday won approval from the Anaheim City Council for a liquor license, clearing the way for its first Orange County store, The Orange County Register reports.
LANDOVER, Md. - Giant Food Inc., a member of the Ahold USA group, has appointed Stephen Neal to the newly created position of senior vice president of store operations.
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mexican grocery chain Gigante is facing resistance from city officials in Anaheim, Calif., who object to a proposed store in Orange County because of zoning concerns and the fact that it is "too Hispanic for the location," The Orange County Register reports.
SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio-based H-E-B is once again tailoring itself to local markets, this time with a new store in southwest Houston that will cater to the predominantly African-American and Hispanic residents in the area.
LOS ANGELES - Two San Diego women who shared in one of the largest sexual harassment jury awards in U.S. history agreed on Thursday to accept a reduced award of $4.5 million from Ralphs Grocery Co., Reuters reported.
HERSHEY, Pa. - The controlling stockholder of Hershey Foods Corp., the Milton Hershey School Trust, has confirmed it is exploring steps to divest itself of its interests in the company.
SAN DIEGO - A San Diego judge has reduced a $30 million punitive damages verdict in a sexual harassment case against Ralphs Grocery Co., opening the door to a third trial in the case.
LOS ANGELES - California's Gov. Gray Davis has signed a law making it a misdemeanor to illegally sell meat or other foods that are falsely represented as meeting Muslim dietary laws, The Associated Press reports.
