Price Chopper Cuts 80 Jobs At Corporate Headquarters

Price Chopper has laid off 80 employees at its corporate headquarters, the chain announced.

Roche Bros. Commences Construction On Flagship Store In Downtown Crossing

July 7, 2014 Roche Bros.

Roche Bros. announced that it has commenced construction on its 25,000 square-foot flagship supermarket at the Millennium Tower/Burnham Building in Boston's Downtown Crossing.  This is the first large-scale grocery store to be built in Downtown Crossing and will serve the growing residential neighborhood first initiated by Millennium Partners.  The new store is scheduled to open in early 2015.

Joe Caputo & Sons Opens New Store In Arlington Heights, IL

Shoppers in the Northwest suburbs have another grocery option now that Joe Caputo & Sons Fruit Market IGA has opened its fifth Northwest suburban location in the former Dominick's on Palatine Road in Arlington Heights.

TreeHouse Foods To Acquire Flagstone Foods For $860 Million

July 7, 2014 TreeHouse Foods, Inc.

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. announced that it will acquire Flagstone Foods, the leading provider of private label healthy snacks, one of the fastest growing on-trend categories in the food industry. TreeHouse has agreed to pay Gryphon Investors and other shareholders $860 million in cash for the business, subject to an adjustment for working capital.

New L.A. Ordinance Outlaws Single-Use Plastic Bags At Small Grocers

A new Los Angeles city ordinance outlaws single-use plastic bags at mom-and-pop convenience stores.