Industry Advocacy

SAN FRANCISCO -- Besieged by Jewish protesters, San Francisco's Rainbow Grocery backed away from a partial boycott of Israeli-made goods Sunday, ending the dispute but leaving many of the demonstrators still seething.

WASHINGTON -- Food makers may advertise "qualified" descriptions of the health benefits of their products now that the Food and Drug Administration has loosened a requirement requiring scientific consensus on such claims.

WASHINGTON, DC - Jim Koskan, corporate director of risk control at Minneapolis-based Supervalu, was recently appointed to OSHA's new National Advisory Committee on Ergonomics (NACE).

SAN JUAN - Wal-Mart has filed suit against the Puerto Rican justice department to prevent it from blocking the retail chain's acquisition of a local supermarket chain, The Associated Press reports.

LOS ANGELES - Ralphs Supermarkets has been named "Retailer of the Decade" by the Mexican American Grocers Association (MAGA), the nation's largest Hispanic food retailing trade organization.

LOS ANGELES - The Mexican American Grocers Association will present The Coca-Cola Company with its national "Partnership of the Decade" award on Wednesday evening.

November 22, 2002 - OREGON -- Unionized grocery workers and employers at three large companies here have been unable to reach an agreement in ongoing labor talks, raising the possibility of a strike during the busy holiday season.

November 21, 2002 - MINNESOTA -- Grocery workers here and nationwide will take part in a "National Day of Action" today to draw attention to the nonunion stance of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.