Legal action plan in horse meat row
Mr Paterson said the scandal appeared to be "extensive" across Europe but he repeated his rejection of calls for a ban on meat imports, saying that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) advice ...
View ArticleHorsemeat in school meals unclear
A Scottish government minister said he could not yet guarantee that horsemeat had not been used in food served to school pupils and hospital patients. Richard Lochhead said tests would be carried ...
View ArticleNGA Keynoters Say Independents Can Eliminate D.C. Partisanship
Independent grocers are among the most influential people in their communities and are therefore in a prime position to try to influence their customers and their congressional representatives to fix ...
View ArticleNiemann Foods’ CEO Technology Makes a Difference for Independents
Rich Niemann, president and CEO, Niemann Foods, in this video interview discusses how independent grocers can make progress through technology-enhanced shopping. "We are very, very enthused ...
View ArticleSN Total Access Video 2013 NGA Show
Supermarket independents have gathered in Las Vegas, Nev., for the 2013 NGA Show, and we are taking an insider’s look through interviews with conference speakers and other industry leaders. ...
View ArticleHuman Element Gives Independents Edge Over Chains Sheridan
Although the rate of change for all businesses is speeding up, "the independent grocer is adaptable and resourceful, and we can do what we have to do quicker and better than the large ...
View ArticleWakefern’s Sheridan ‘Always a Need for Entrepreneurs’ in Industry
Joe Sheridan, president and COO, Wakefern Food Corp., and chairman of the National Grocers Association, in this video interview says the National Grocers Association is important because "there ...
View Article‘Important to Develop Future Leaders’ says PepsiCo’s Walsh
Lisa Walsh, vice president of strategic transformation and customer management, PepsiCo, in this video interview says, "We feel that it is incredibly important to develop future leaders who can ...
View ArticleLarkin Sees ‘Challenging Year’ From Washington for Independents
Peter Larkin, president and CEO, National Grocers Association, in this video interview says tax reform "is so vitally important to our members," most of whom are pass-through entities taxed ...
View ArticleCoborn Foundation Seeks New Talent to Drive Businesses
Chris Coborn, president and CEO, Coborn’s, in this video interview says GREF - the Grocers Research and Education Foundation - will devote "a lot of time and energy on hiring new people to ...
View ArticleWisconsin Grocers ‘Worked Hard Through a Slow Economy’
Brandon Scholz, president and CEO, Wisconsin Grocers Association, in this video interview says his state’s retailers and independents have been "very aggressive in the last couple of years ...
View ArticleNGA Offers Case Study for Students at 2013 Show
LAS VEGAS - The National Grocers Association and the Food Industry University Coalition are collaborating at the 2013 NGA Show here to further the professional development of students from 13 ...
View Article2013 Top 50 Independents Climb Up the Ladder
Sales gains by several top independents resulted in major changes to SN’s list of the Top 50 Small Chains and Independents this year, with three of last year’s top four companies finding ...
View ArticleNatural Grocers Plans Oregon Expansion
LAKEWOOD, Colo. - Fast-growing specialty chain Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage here said it is planning its first locations in Oregon this spring and summer, in the cities of Medford and Salem. ...
View ArticleRetailers Get Ahead of the Spin on Card Fees
The battle between merchants and banks over interchange fees took a step out into the spotlight in the last few weeks, when retailers gained the right to begin collecting a surcharge from consumers ...
View ArticleIndependents Making New Technology Inroads
Niemann Foods' CEO: Technology Makes a Difference for Independents It wouldn’t be surprising if independents have mixed views on technology to enhance shopping experiences. On the one ...
View Article14 fired for school meals scam
Durban - Fourteen employees of the KwaZulu-Natal Education Department, including six school principals, have been dismissed for illegally benefiting from meals intended for impoverished ...
View ArticleEU-wide horse meat criminal investigations underway
Findus' announcement on Thursday that some its frozen beef lasagne products tested positive for 60 to 100 per cent horse DNA has sparked fresh fears about the scale of horse meat contamination ...
View ArticleSeattle Bagger Wins NGA Prize
Andrew Borracchini, an employee at Metropolitan Markets at Admiral, Seattle, Wash., won the Best Bagger Championship here Sunday at the 30th annual convention of the National Grocers Association. His ...
View ArticleUPDATE 1-Russia consumer safety watchdog sees long U.S. meat ban
MOSCOW, Feb 11 (Reuters) - A Russian ban on U.S. beef, pork and turkey imports coming into effect this month is likely to last for a long time, Gennady Onishchenko, the head of Russia's ...
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