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August 17, 2012
ReportersNotebook — Consumables, 8/27/12

The maker of Splenda has introduced a new zero-calorie sweetener. McNeil Nutritionals said Nectresse, made from monk fruit extract, is 100% natural.

August 1, 2012
Pepperidge Farm gets new president

Campbell's confirmed that a new leader will take over the company's Pepperidge Farm business.

July 30, 2012
Coca-Cola overhauls operating structure

Coca-Cola has streamlined its operating structure and the senior leaders for those businesses, the company said.

July 27, 2012
Save-A-Lot launches road trip marketing campaign

Save-A-Lot, a hard-discount, limited-assortment grocery chain and a wholly owned subsidiary of Supervalu, kicked off its 2012 Fuel Your Family Road Trip in Orlando to raise awareness of Save-A-Lot stores as the go-to destination for affordable food.

July 20, 2012
Lay's turns to consumers to select new potato chip flavor

Lay's is celebrating its 75-year anniversary by launching the "Do Us A Flavor" contest, which invites fans to submit their potato chip flavor ideas for the chance to win a grand prize of $1 million or 1% of their flavor's 2013 net sales, whichever is higher.

July 13, 2012
A&P stores now offer Skinny Water

Grocer A&P is now offering Skinny Water, a player in the zero-calorie enhanced water category, in 275 stores throughout the mid-Atlantic under the A&P retail banner of stores.

July 9, 2012
Jel Sert acquires Super C, Pure Kick and Zoic brands

Jel Sert has acquired three functional beverage brand names from Solis Brands.

June 14, 2012
Kroger: Customer First strategy contributes to 34 consecutive quarters of positive IDs

Kroger on Thursday posted its 34th consecutive quarter of positive identical-supermarket sales, vetting the company's approach to competing in the food industry not as a traditional food retailer, but as a retailer that happens to sell its customers a lot of food.

June 6, 2012
Save Mart Supermarkets names VP of FoodMaxx

Save Mart Supermarkets announced the hiring of Brett Wing as VP of FoodMaxx operations.

May 4, 2012
Kmart sells prescription pet medications

Kmart is introducing prescription pet medications at its stores, the mass merchandise retail chain said Friday.

April 30, 2012
Kashi boosts pledge to produce organic, non-GMO foods

Kashi has launched a new initiative that will boost the company's availability of organic and non-GMO foods affirmed by the Non-GMO Project, a leading independent verifier of non-GMO foods.

April 27, 2012
Weis Markets increases capital budget by 25% to $125 million

Weis Markets on Thursday announced it will invest $125 million in its 2012 growth program, a 25% increase compared with 2011.

April 16, 2012
Supervalu names new heads for Albertsons, Acme and Cub Foods

Supervalu on Monday announced three new executive appointments following the departure of Sue Klug, president of its Albertsons Southern California division.

April 2, 2012
Kellogg's Crunchy Nut gets new flavor

Kellogg's has announced the debut of its latest Crunchy Nut cereal.

March 12, 2012
Former Sam’s CEO Cornell lands at PepsiCo

Less than two months after resigning as president and CEO of Sam’s Club, Brian Cornell has landed at Purchase, N.Y.-based PepsiCo where he will serve as CEO of the company’s North American food division reporting to chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi.

March 5, 2012
ConAgra Foods taps recording artists for annual Child Hunger Ends Here campaign

ConAgra Foods has kicked off its third annual childhood hunger awareness campaign, which is supported by an original song, exclusive video content, a social media influencer campaign and the company's brands.

February 23, 2012
Coming out of 2011, Safeway looking toward higher comps, stronger pharmacy biz

Pharmacy and identical-store sales were identified as positives for Safeway, which discussed its fourth-quarter results with analysts on Thursday.

February 13, 2012
Weis Markets' 2011 sales up 5% despite slow recovery

Weis Markets on Monday reported an increase in 2011 sales of 5% to $2.8 billion.

February 2, 2012
Safeway, Kraft food bank program yields almost 362,000 bags of groceries

Safeway and Kraft Foods on Thursday announced that their Help Us End Hunger (Every Bag Counts) food drive yielded nearly 362,000 bags of groceries for food banks and other hunger-relief centers throughout the United States.

January 26, 2012
PepsiCo's portfolio of billion-dollar brands expands

It seems that certain beverage brands owned by PepsiCo have gained a strong presence in the market and have greatly benefited their parent company.

January 18, 2012
Weis Markets to receive citation award

The Academy of Food Marketing at Saint Joseph's University — which provides education for those interested in entering the retail food industry — and the Food Marketing Educational Foundation will honor Weis Markets at their 44th annual citation award dinner.

January 17, 2012
Former Revlon head joins Saks' board of directors

Former Revlon executive Jack Stahl has been appointed to Saks’ board of directors, effective Jan. 16. He also will serve on the audit committee of the board.

January 11, 2012
Hostess files for Chapter 11

The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

January 10, 2012
Weis Markets announces eighth '90-day Price Freeze' program

Weis Markets on Monday announced it has lowered the prices on 1,700 staple items and that it will freeze the prices of these products for 90 days through April 2, marking the company’s eighth 90-day Price Freeze since 2009.

January 4, 2012
Weis names new VP pharmacy

Weis Markets on Tuesday named Joseph Douglas the grocer's VP pharmacy.

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