Market Trends

Ralphs Makes Donation to Girl Scouts
LOS ANGELES - Ralphs supermarkets and Food 4 Less stores have partnered with the Girl Scouts -- Mt. Wilson Vista Council to help "Build Bright Futures" for girls in Los Angeles County's San Gabriel Valley affected by the instability and insecurity of homelessness.
Pinnacle Awards Entry Deadline Is May 1
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Progressive Grocer magazine and General Merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) will honor merchandising excellence in the General Merchandise categories with the second annual Pinnacle Awards.

NRA Expands Food Safety Program to Supermarkets

CHICAGO - With assistance from supermarket industry experts, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) has expanded the ServSafe program to include a new line of training materials developed specifically for the supermarket industry.
Some in Produce Industry Oppose FDA's Security Guidelines

LOS ANGELES - The produce industry is showing its concern for regulations that might be considered by Congress as part of food security legislation, the Los Angeles Times reports.
FMI Partners On Food Safety Information

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) has announced a new strategic alliance with FoodTrack Inc., providing members with 24/7 food safety surveillance information.
Paying Retailers Way Helps GMDC Attendance Jump

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - GMDC members are registering in increasing numbers for the 2002 GM Marketing Conference May 31-June 4 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Winn-Dixie Implements Identico's True ID

NASHUA, N.H. - Identico Systems, a company that specializes in identity verification system, announced that Winn-Dixie has begun testing its True ID system to stop check-cashing and other fraud-related losses.
Cadbury Schweppes plc to Acquire Nantucket Allserve Inc.

WHITE PLAINS, New York - Cadbury Schweppes plc has entered into an agreement to purchase Nantucket Allserve Inc. from Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. and its minority shareholders for an undisclosed sum.
FDA Says Biotech Food Labeling Will Be Delayed

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said companies must do more testing before they label food as free of genetically engineered ingredients, The Associated Press reports.
Sobeys and Sysco to Sell Pacific Division of Serca Foodservice

STELLARTON, Nova Scotia - Canada's Sobeys Inc. and Sysco Corporation, North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, announced an agreement to sell the Pacific Division operations of Serca Foodservice Inc. to Gordon Food Service.

Ralphs Makes Donation to Girl Scouts

Pinnacle Awards Entry Deadline Is May 1

NRA Expands Food Safety Program to Supermarkets

Some in Produce Industry Oppose FDA's Security Guidelines

FMI Partners On Food Safety Information

Paying Retailers Way Helps GMDC Attendance Jump

Winn-Dixie Implements Identico's True ID

Cadbury Schweppes plc to Acquire Nantucket Allserve Inc.

FDA Says Biotech Food Labeling Will Be Delayed

Sobeys and Sysco to Sell Pacific Division of Serca Foodservice