Supervalu To Sell Six Bigg’s Stores, Close Five

March 29, 2010 Lisa Baertlein, Reuters

Grocer Supervalu Inc. said it would sell six Cincinnati-area Bigg’s stores and their pharmacies to employee-owned Remke Markets and close its five remaining Bigg’s stores.

Darden Positions Itself For Greater Growth

March 26, 2010 Darden Restaurants Inc.

Darden Restaurants announced that John Caron, executive vice president of marketing for Olive Garden, has been promoted into the newly created role of chief marketing officer for Darden.

Chain Restaurant Sales Down Slightly

The 500 largest U.S. restaurant chains registered a decline in sales, posting 0.8 percent annual sales decline in 2009.

Jungle Jims Adds Wholesale Section

Jungle Jims International Market, one of the region’s largest retailers of fresh produce, has opened a new wholesale department.

Supervalu Hires Former United Supermarkets CEO

Supervalu Inc., the Minnesota company that owns Acme, appointed Dan Sanders as Acme” new president.