STOCKTON, Calif. - Wal-Mart opens its first supercenter in Northern California at 8 a.m. today. The store, on East Hammer Lane here, features more than 100,000 products, including general merchandise and a full line of groceries.
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Highland Market, the first grocery store located on the University of Arizona campus, opened late last week in the Highland Commons housing district, according to published reports.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Congresswoman Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.) have introduced legislation that would create a single agency responsible for ensuring the safety of the nation's food supply.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Don't mistake U.S. consumers' willingness to try something new as a trend, because Americans are slow to make lasting change, said Harry Balzer, v.p. of NPD Group, during a keynote address to attendees of last week's American Meat Institute's 2004 Annual Convention & Innovation Showcase, held here.
WASHINGTON, D.C. ¿ Without so much as a day to spare, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released interim final rule for implementation of mandatory seafood country of origin that gets underway today and will fully take effect six months from now.
WOOSTER, Ohio - K-VA-T Food Stores, Giant Eagle, Buehler Food Markets, Ukrop's Super Markets, and Ray's Food Place are where the beef is -- the Certified Angus Beef, that is.
