Food Lion To Expand Its Store Network In The Greater Myrtle Beach, Florence, And Columbia, SC, Areas

April 30, 2018 Food Lion

Food Lion announced today that it has entered into a transaction to acquire four BI-LO stores in the Greater Myrtle Beach, S.C., Florence, S.C., and Columbia, S.C., areas from Southeastern Grocers.

Walmart & Sainsbury’s Announce Combination Of Sainsbury’s & Asda

April 30, 2018 Walmart

Walmart Inc. and J Sainsbury plc  today announce the combination (the “Combination”) of Sainsbury’s and Asda Group Limited ("Asda"), Walmart’s wholly owned UK retail subsidiary (the "Combined Business"). At a time of significant and rapid change in the retail sector, the Combination will create one of the UK’s leading grocery, general merchandise and clothing retail groups. Bringing together two distinctive customer propositions will create a more competitive, adaptable and resilient business – better placed to invest in price, quality, range and more flexible ways for customers to shop.

WinCo Foods Names Grant Haag New President

April 30, 2018 WinCo Foods

The WinCo Board has appointed Grant Haag, currently WinCo's Senior Vice President of Department Operations, as the new President of the company. Haag will serve as President for the next year, before taking over as CEO when current CEO, Steven Goddard, officially steps down.

Zespri Appoints New Head Of Marketing For The Americas

April 30, 2018 Zespri International

Zespri continues to expand its team to meet the growing demand of Zespri Kiwifruit, especially the tropical-sweet taste of the SunGold variety. As Zespri continues to develop supply options to become a 12-month brand and to promote Zespri Kiwifruit, Raul Murguia has been appointed to the newly created position of Head of Marketing – Americas. Murguia’s fluency in both English and Spanish will help in this role of overseeing the marketing activities in North, Central and South America.

Seald Sweet Looks To Profitable Mexico Grape Season

April 30, 2018 Seald Sweet

For its ninth year, Seald Sweet is ramping up again for a thriving Mexico grape season starting on April 30th. “This Mexican harvest appears to have sufficient volumes giving us tremendous opportunity to supply our customer base with consistent promotable volume throughout the program,” says Mayda Sotomayor, CEO of Seald Sweet. “Consumers love grapes and we are pleased to be able to provide our retail partners with a high quality, great-tasting product.”