August 2011

While Walmart means low prices, Schnuck Markets is the food expert, says Scott Schnuck, chief executive of the family-owned St. Louis-based grocery retailer with annual revenue of $2.5 billion.

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But the food industry also is committed to sustainability in its own right—and rightfully so, say industry observers.

1. Innovate, innovate, innovate

Crowdsourcing uses social media to tap into a large group of people who compete to solve problems or generate ideas.

Emmer, who ran unsuccessfully as a pro-business candidate, opposed expansion of gay and lesbian rights. Target, on the other hand, had been in the forefront of companies offering benefits to employees in same-sex relationships.