Who 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 ...
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Under-pressure US retailer Supervalu Inc today (30 July) announced CEO Craig Herkert has left the company. Supervalu, which is battling to revitalise its business after three years of falling gross profit and identical-store sales, said ...
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US retailer Supervalu Inc has appointed Bill Parker as interim president of its Farm Fresh food and pharmacy banner. Parker will take the helm of the 43-store division on 15 September, replacing Gaelo de la Fuente who is leaving the ...
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US retailer Supervalu Inc has kicked off a "strategic review" of its business, which could include a sale of the company, after another quarter of falling sales. Supervalu, which has around 4,400 stores in the US, is looking at "strategic ...
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US 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 ...
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Supervalu Inc has announced a number of executive leadership changes as new CEO Wayne Sales bids to turn around the US retailer. The retailer has given executive VP for retail operations Kevin Holt the newly-created position of president ...
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US 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 ...
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Takeover talks between private-equity firm Cerberus Capital Management and US retailer Supervalu Inc are reportedly continuing despite rumours discussions had stalled. Negotiations between Supervalu and Cerberus were held this weekend, ...
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Supervalu Inc has booked a jump in second-quarter losses, driven by charges related to the supermarket group's turnaround plan. The company said its second-quarter net loss totalled US$111m in the three months, up from $60m in the ...
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US retailer Supervalu Inc has recalled ground beef products supplied by XL Foods over fears that it could be contaminated with E. Coli. The beef products were imported to the US from Canada by XL Foods and distributed to Supervalu-owned ...
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US retailer Supervalu has named Robert Bly president of Shoppers, a 56-store division operating discount outlets in Baltimore and Washington DC. Bly most recently served as VP of Sears-owned K-Mart, where he worked on efforts to grow ...
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Kraft Foods has said the split of the company in two, creating a North American grocery company and a global snacks manufacturer, will take place in October. The establishment of US grocery business Kraft Foods Group and international ...
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US retailer Supervalu Inc has announced plans to more than double the number of products offered under its Essential Everyday own label. Essential Everyday, first launched last year, will be expanded to include 2,700 products across "more ...
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