Jacksonville, Fla.-based Winn-Dixie reported a net loss of $24.1 million on net sales of $1.6 billion for its first quarter of fiscal 2012, ended Sept. 21.
Retail cooperative Wakefern Food Corp., which owns the ShopRite and PriceRite retail banners, reported $12.8 billion in retail sales for the fiscal year ended Oct. 1, up 8.5 percent from the prior year, while the company also generated $9.5 billion in warehouse sales,
Entering a new city can be eased by taking over existing buildings, a strategy Whole Foods used to open a 13,700-square-foot store in Boston on Nov. 1 in a former Hi-Lo Market.
Some supermarket chains, including Stop & Shop, are not stocking Ben & Jerry's newest ice cream flavor, Schweddy Balls, whose name is based on a "Saturday Night Live" skit.
Marking what will be its a second acquisition this year, snack food maker Utz Quality Foods Inc. purchased Wachusett Potato Chip Co. Inc. including the company's Fitchburg, Mass.-based manufacturing plant, distribution routes and its brand.
In a move to reach younger consumers, Parsippany, N.J.-based CPG maker Reckitt Benckiser has launched mobile and online mini-games, called crazieRBrands.
