Year: 2013

Harris Teeter would like to extend a sincere thank you to its generous shoppers who donated over $550,000 to local food banks during the company’s Harvest Feast Food Drive and Donation Card Campaign. The campaign ran during the month of November in all Harris Teeter stores; customers purchased $1, $5 or $20 donation cards, and the dollars donated during the campaign equate to 4.4 million meals which the food banks involved are able to provide to community members-in-need. …

If all the UK's supermarkets put doors on their fridges, the electricity saved would be roughly double the output of the giant Drax coal-fired power station in Yorkshire, Europe's second largest. But few are following the Co-op's lead, worried about sales if groceries are shut away. …

The sale of Food Emporium may be “imminent,” with owner A&P leaning towards selling the grocery store chain to multiple buyers, including companies outside of the grocery industry, according to Crains New York. …