Month: February 2018

AIB International Tip Of The Week: Techniques For Effective Food Plant Inspections Part 3

February 8, 2018 AIB International

Depending on the type of facility and the products produced, inspection techniques will vary to aid in identification of the unique risks of each. Production facilities vary from flour mills processing raw agricultural commodities into products used as a raw material of another product, to sites that take raw materials and turn them into ready-to-eat finished products. Depending on the type of product produced, risk of microbial contamination or allergen cross-contact may be significant, but there are universal elements that should be considered as part of any good self-inspection process. …

Albertsons Companies To Launch Market Street Idaho In Two Boise Area Stores

February 8, 2018 Albertsons Companies

At the groundbreaking ceremony last June for Albertsons Companies’ new Broadway Market location, CEO Bob Miller hinted that Boise shoppers had better ready themselves for a brand-new shopping scene, unlike any other in Idaho. Today, the company is proud to announce that it is creating a culinary experience that invites customers to Eat Life Up with the formal introduction of Market Street Idaho to Treasure Valley shoppers. …

Booming Costco Courts Millennials With Online And Delivery, But Stores Still Rule

February 8, 2018 Benjamin Romano, Seattle Times

Its sales and profits are surging. Traffic to its stores, an important indicator of the health of the business, grew 5.9 percent in the last quarter, the fastest clip in at least a decade. Costco members — whose annual fees make the company profitable — remain fiercely loyal, renewing at a rate of 87 percent even after fees were raised. But will a new generation of shoppers accustomed to online buying and home delivery join their parents in the cavernous aisles? …

SUPERVALU Highlights Substantial Transformation Underway

February 8, 2018 SUPERVALU INC.

SUPERVALU INC. confirmed that Blackwells Capital has announced its intent to nominate director candidates to stand for election to the Board of Directors at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The date of the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting has not yet been announced. SUPERVALU stockholders are not required to take any action at this time. The Company issued the following statement: …

US Secretary Of Agriculture Perdue To Address Independent Supermarket Industry At The NGA Show

February 8, 2018 The National Grocers Association (NGA)

The National Grocers Association (NGA) today announced that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will address the independent supermarket industry during the 2018 NGA Show opening keynote session on Sunday, February 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. …