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Nash Finch Launches Informal Inquiry on Promotional Allowances
MINNEAPOLIS - Food retailer and distributor Nash Finch Co. said on Friday it had postponed releasing its third-quarter results because of an "informal inquiry" about promotional allowances provided to vendors, which is the subject of a Securities and Exchange Commission review.
Robert Hawthorne Unexpectedly Steps Down As Head of Ocean Spray Cooperative
BOSTON - Robert Hawthorne unexpectedly resigned as chief executive of Ocean Spray on Wednesday after three years spent struggling to get better prices for the growers who own the cooperative and to compete with beverage giants Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and Cadbury Schweppes, the Associated Press reports.

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Cookie monsters

New products, line extensions, indulgent ingredients, and packaging innovations are turning the cookie category into even more of a powerhouse.
COVER STORY: Private label: More in store

A slow economy, growing national chains, and a dire need for differentiation have retail executives looking favorably on store brands.
Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Embracing natural selection

Retailers see the growing natural and organic meats category as a way to boost sales and slow customer defections to specialty stores.
A&P to Split American, Canadian Business; COO Culligan Resigns

MONTVALE, N.J. - Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. said on Tuesday it will split its American and Canadian businesses in an effort to revive its struggling U.S. stores, and Elizabeth Culligan will step down as president and chief operating officer.
Wal-Mart, Kraft Foods Lead 2002 Power Rankings Survey

CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. increased its lead over Safeway Inc. in the 2002 Power Rankings, a key performance survey that examines how retailers and manufacturers rate each other in areas that are most important to their ongoing relationships, such as strategy, service and profitability.
SIAL 2002 Highlights Product Innovation Across the Globe

NEW YORK - More than 130,000 visitors from across the globe embarked upon Paris last week to attend SIAL 2002, a biennial trade show for food industry executives.
Unified Western Grocers Selects ems ScanLink to Fuel Vendorlink Initiative

DEERFIELD, Ill. - Retailer-owned wholesale grocery cooperative Unified Western Grocers Inc. has signed a three-year service agreement with efficient market services, based in Deerfield, Ill., to license ems' ScanLink service for use throughout its network of independent retailers.
PublixDirect To Begin Accepting Coupons

LAKELAND, Fla. -- PublixDirect, the online arm of Publix Super Markets, announced that it will begin accepting manufacturer coupons from consumers shopping over the Internet.

Nash Finch Launches Informal Inquiry on Promotional Allowances

Robert Hawthorne Unexpectedly Steps Down As Head of Ocean Spray Cooperative

Supermarket GROCERY Business: Cookie monsters

COVER STORY: Private label: More in store

Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Embracing natural selection

A&amp;P to Split American, Canadian Business; COO Culligan Resigns

Wal-Mart, Kraft Foods Lead 2002 Power Rankings Survey

SIAL 2002 Highlights Product Innovation Across the Globe

Unified Western Grocers Selects ems ScanLink to Fuel Vendorlink Initiative

PublixDirect To Begin Accepting Coupons

A&P to Split American, Canadian Business; COO Culligan Resigns