Finance & Capital Management

Big V Supermarkets Inc. said on Thursday that it is reviewing its legal and strategic alternatives in light of the oral decision issued by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware denying Big V's request for a declaratory judgment that the company could withdraw from the Wakefern cooperative without incurring a financial penalty.

The WorldWide Retail Exchange, the premier business-to-business exchange for retailers and suppliers, today announced that Markant, the German-based services organization, has joined the Exchange as its newest charter member.

Whole Foods Market Inc. announced on Thursday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Harry's Farmers Market Inc. for approximately $35 million in cash.

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. on Wednesday announced the completion of its restructuring plan and results of operations for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 27, 2001.

PepsiCo today announced several organization changes designed to help the company gain the full benefit of its recently completed merger with The Quaker Oats Company.

Albertson's Inc. announced today that Felicia D. Thornton will join the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Thornton, 37, will report directly to Larry Johnston, Albertson's chairman and CEO, and will serve as a member of the company's executive committee.

PepsiCo said today it has completed its merger with The Quaker Oats Company, creating a $25 billion food and beverage company sharply focused on the rapidly growing consumer demand for convenience.

Fenway Partners, a private investment firm, announced today that The H. J. Heinz Company has purchased Delimex, a rapidly growing producer and distributor of branded, high-quality frozen Mexican foods. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.