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Clover Announces New Organic Greek Yogurt
Mar 16, 2016Clover Stornetta Farms, a third-generation family owned and operated California dairy, is celebrating 100 years in the business of making delicious, nutritious, all-natural and organic dairy products. In celebration of its centennial ...
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The World's Biggest Polluters
Mar 16, 2015Who are the world’s biggest polluters? A report by non-profit environmental and social responsibility organisation, As You Sow, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the packaging practices of forty-seven fast ...
Tags: plastic packaging, packaging
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Obama Ordered His Staff to Develop a Proposed Rule Further Tightening Greenhouse-Gas
Mar 18, 2014Speaking at a Safeway Inc. distribution center in Maryland on Feb. 18, President Obama ordered his staff to develop a proposed rule further tightening greenhouse-gas emissions by heavy- and medium-duty trucks by March 2015 and to complete ...
Tags: Transportation, Greenhouse-Gas Rules, Trucks
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Obama Is Giving Federal Agencies Slightly More Than One Year to Draft a Rule Proposal
Feb 19, 2014President Obama is giving federal agencies slightly more than one year to draft a rule proposal that would boost fuel economy and tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for medium- and heavy duty trucks. Obama directed the National Highway ...
Tags: Transportation, Trucks
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The Release of The First Paper Wine Bottle in US From Truett-Hurst Is The Real Thing.
Nov 19, 2013Wine industry leader in innovation Truett-Hurst Inc. wine company of Healdsburg, CA, says no to marketing green-washing. The release of the first paper wine bottle in the U.S. from Truett-Hurst Inc. is the real thing. The paper wine bottle, ...
Tags: Wine Bottle, Packaging
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Safeway Inc Ends Its Financial Year with an Acceleration "Pleasing" Q4
Feb 25, 2013US retailer Safeway Inc ended its financial year with an acceleration in underlying sales growth in the final quarter and earnings per share that beat analyst forecasts. Safeway reported an 0.8% rise in identical-store sales, excluding ...
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Overhill Farms Has Seen Its First-Quarter Profits Slide After a Shift in Product Mix
Feb 19, 2013US frozen-food firm Overhill Farms has seen its first-quarter profits slide after a shift in product mix, less favourable commodity prices and increased costs weighed on margins. Alongside the results, Overhill revealed it was in talks ...
Tags: frozen-food firm, Overhill Farms, profits
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Safeway Inc Has Appointed Peter Bocian to The Vacant Post of EVP
Feb 6, 2013US retailer Safeway Inc has appointed Peter Bocian to the vacant post of EVP and chief financial officer. Bocian will oversee the group's finance functions, reporting in to former finance chief Robert Edwards, who was promoted to the post ...
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Steve Burd Has Announced His Intention to Retire
Jan 5, 2013The chairman and CEO of US retailer Safeway Inc, Steve Burd, has announced his intention to retire. Burd, who joined Safeway in 1992 as president, will step down at the company's annual stockholders meeting on 14 May. The group said it ...
Tags: Safeway, Steve Burd, retire, company news
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Save Mart Is to Hold Talks with Union Officials in a Bid to Resolve a Dispute Over Cuts
Dec 13, 2012US retailer Save Mart is to hold talks with union officials in a bid to resolve a dispute over cuts being made to staff salaries and health care. Save Mart's offer for discussions follow a union vote in which a majority of members backed ...
Tags: Save Mart, union officials, dispute, staff salaries, health care
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Safeway Inc Has Booked an Increase in Third-Quarter Earnings
Dec 12, 2012US retailer Safeway Inc has booked an increase in third-quarter earnings, helped by one-time items, but reported a drop in operating profit as it battled weak consumer confidence. The company said yesterday (11 October) net profit ...
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Safeway Inc Has Joined The Recall of Ground Beef Products Supplied by XL Foods
Dec 12, 2012US retailer Safeway Inc has joined the recall of ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with e-coli. Ground beef sold at the self-service meat counter and full-service meet cooler at Safeway ...
Tags: Safeway Inc, recall, ground beef products, food safety
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Safeway Inc Has Booked a Decline in Operating Profit in The First Half of The Year
Dec 11, 2012US retailer Safeway Inc has booked a decline in operating profit in the first half of the year. For the 24 weeks ended 16 June, operating profits slid to $437m, an 11.9% decline on the prior-year period. The retailer blamed the dedcline ...
Tags: Safeway Inc, operating profit, food market, food industry
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Safeway Inc Has Joined The Recall of Ground Beef Products Supplied by XL Foods
Dec 11, 2012US retailer Safeway Inc has joined the recall of ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with e-coli. Ground beef sold at the self-service meat counter and full-service meet cooler at Safeway ...
Tags: beef products, e-coli, Ground beef
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Dollar Stores Has Hired Jocelyn Wong as Chief Marketing Officer
Dec 11, 2012US discount retailer Family Dollar Stores has hired Jocelyn Wong, an executive from larger grocer Safeway Inc, as chief marketing officer. Wong, who joined Safeway in 2010 from Procter & Gamble, will report to Family Dollar president and ...
Tags: discount retailer, Marketing Chief, grocers