Supermarket & Grocery Industry News

CHICAGO - European plans to label gene-altered foods and require data tracking their movement threatened a new transatlantic trade row on Wednesday as U.S. grain sector officials said they are unworkable and would lead to higher food costs, Reuters reports.

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration ruled Tuesday that water laced with nicotine is illegal, ending a California company's bid to begin selling bottles later this month, The Associated Press reports.

NEW YORK - Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against A&P on behalf of a shareholder group, alleging that the company violated the federal securities laws by issuing materially false and misleading statements that artificially inflated the market price of its securities.

Inspired by the need to boost sales, manufacturers are introducing more new products than ever. For retailers, that's both a big opportunity and a major headache.

WASHINGON - The Food Marketing Institute and National Council of Chain Restaurants on Thursday unveiled their first comprehensive guidelines for the humane treatment of farm animals.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Company today announced that it has agreed to purchase Ireland's second largest dry soup business, Erin Foods, from Greencore Group plc.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Elogex Inc. has announced that ES3 LLC, a supply chain management services firm dedicated to the food industry, has selected the Elogex solution as its complete platform for inbound and outbound transportation activities.

GENEVA - Scientists from Europe, North America and Japan began an urgent meeting Tuesday to consider information on the newly suspected substance acrylamide, The Associated Press reports.