Walmart’s Relentless Price War Is Crushing America’s Biggest Grocer
The retailer’s groceries cost about 4% less than Kroger’s, according to a recent price check by Barclays. …
Month: April 2017
SUPERVALU To Acquire Unified Grocers
SUPERVALU INC. (NYSE: SVU) and Unified Grocers, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for SUPERVALU to acquire Unified Grocers in a transaction valued at approximately $375 million, comprised of approximately $114 million in cash for 100 percent of the outstanding stock of Unified Grocers plus the assumption and pay-off of Unified Grocers’ net debt at closing (approximately $261 million as of April 1, 2017). …
Fresh Express Recalls Organic Marketside Spring Mix Salad
Fresh Express is announcing a precautionary recall of a limited number of cases of Organic Marketside Spring Mix. …
United Fresh Announces Nominations For New Board Officers and Directors For 2017-2018
United Fresh Immediate Past Chairman Brian W. Kocher, President and CEO, Castellini Company LLC, Newport, KY, has announced the slate of new officers and directors nominated to serve on the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors, effective at its April 26, 2017 meeting in Hilton Head, SC. …
Todd Greiner Farms Reveals New Asparagus Packaging For Mid-May Retail Season
Todd Greiner Farms Packing, LLC., a leading Michigan asparagus grower/packer/shipper, today revealed a new packaging design in preparation for the mid-May season launch. The 12 oz, “microwave in the bag,” packaging was designed to attract impulse purchases by consumers looking for quick and easy meal ideas in the produce department. …
