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  • Associated Food Stores Debuts Data Synchronization

    SALT LAKE CITY -- Associated Food Stores, Inc. here has made the move to data synchronization, in a bid to clean up the data pool its shares with hundreds of independent retail accounts.

  • Connecticut Food Association, Manufacturers to Launch Specialty Foods Web Site

    FARMINGTON, Conn. -- The Connecticut Food Association (CFA) and West Hartford-based Wittman Specialty Foods have teamed up to launch the Connecticut Food Trail, described as "the gateway to New England's finest specialty foods," at www.ctfoodtrail.com. The site is scheduled to go live in January.

  • Albertsons' Johnson Among MSN's List of 'Overpaid' CEOs

    NEW YORK -- Larry Johnston, c.e.o. of Boise-based Albertsons Inc. supermarket chain, was named one of the five "most outrageously overpaid CEOs" in an article Wednesday on MSN's Web site.

  • Tyson Nets Hat Trick As Top Foodservice Mfgr.

    SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- For the third consecutive year, foodservice operators have named Tyson Foods, Inc. as the top manufacturer, according to the benchmarking survey report FoodservicElite "Leadership Through Innovative Solutions," released this month by Cannondale Associates, Inc. and Cognitio, LLC.

  • Publix to Participate in Fresh Produce RFID Pilot

    LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix plans to join the University of Florida IFAS's Center for Food Distribution and Retailing (CFDR), and electronic trading solutions provider RedTail Solutions, Inc., in a research pilot featuring RFID technology and network-based information exchange to improve the distribution of fresh produce.

  • SPAR Group Extends Services to Retailers in China

    TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Marketing services company SPAR Group, Inc. here has received approval from the Chinese government to start a company aimed at providing its services to retailers in China.

  • Harris-Teeter Parent to Acquire Textile Firm

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Ruddick Corporation, owner of the Harris-Teeter supermarket chain here, said yesterday its sewing thread subsidiary, American & Efird, Inc., has agreed to buy Robison-Anton Textile Co., a $24 million embroidery thread and yarn manufacturer. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

  • Progressive Grocer and Kenosia Corp. Team Up Once Again for Category Captains Awards

    NEW YORK and DANBURY, Conn. -- Progressive Grocer and Kenosia Corporation said yesterday they will jointly sponsor the 10th Annual 2005 Category Captains awards program. Recognizing industry leaders in category management, the awards program honors companies whose innovation and commitment to this critical business practice set the pace for other suppliers of the supermarket industry.

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