Month: August 2011

Most people have a favorite grocery store, but Winn Dixie is hoping to draw more people away from Publix and Super Walmart and back into its stores. The Florida-based grocery store chain is spending tens of millions of dollars to change its image. …

TRA has expanded its database of consumer purchase behavior via a new arrangement involving grocery chain Kroger. TRA’s agreement is with dunnhumbyUSA, a joint venture between Kroger and London-based market research firm dunnhumby, which launched in 2003. …

The Nevada Board of Examiners voted 3-0 on August 15th to let private companies install 40 to 80 more kiosks in supermarkets where drivers can complete their Department of Motor Vehicles business without waiting in a long line. …

The Orlando Sentinel named CHEP, an industry leader in pallet and container pooling solutions, among the leaders in the newspaper’s annual list of Top 100 Companies for Working Families. The list is split between companies with 250 or more employees and companies with 249 or less employees, and CHEP is ranked 18th among the larger employers. …

With the 2011 harvest underway, Christopher Ranch LLC projects Monviso Heirloom Garlic supply as outstanding for this year and into 2012. 2011 is a good news year for foodservice customers, says Jeff Stokes, Vice President Sales and Marketing for Christopher Ranch. Field reports predict robust volume numbers for our Monviso Heirloom Garlic harvest, which translates to the marketplace as reliable supplies of domestically produced, premium quality, intensely flavorful garlic at competitive prices. …