The dangers of fast food Here’s two more to add to the list
We really don't need any more research telling us Big Macs are bad for us - and our kids. We know that too much fast food makes us fat, and those dangerously high sodium levels do all sorts of ...
View ArticlePayPal partners with NCR to get into restaurants gas stations
By Alistair BarrSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - PayPal took another step in its effort to expand in the physical retail world on Tuesday, unveiling a partnership with ATM company NCR Corp that will get the ...
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Houston Pavilions food truck service will extend into February
The curbside service that food truck patrons love so much will stick around a little longer at the Houston Pavilions. The Pavilions is extending its food truck service through February because of an ...
View ArticleUN appeals for $131 million aid for Zimbabwe for food water and emergency aid
HARARE, Zimbabwe - The United Nations says it needs $131 million in humanitarian assistance to meet food, water and emergency needs in Zimbabwe. The U.N. humanitarian co-ordinator, Alain Noudehou, ...
View ArticleTeamsters Reject UNFI Offer
United Natural Foods Inc. here said Tuesday it is disappointed that members of Teamsters Local 117 in Auburn, Wash., rejected its latest offer. "After a bargaining session with the union last ...
View ArticleRoundy’s Sees ROI in Price Optimization
Roundy’s Supermarkets has found a "significant ROI" in the price optimization system it has employed over the past two years, said Jason Benish, vice president of pricing and ...
View ArticleAP Pursuing IT Transformation Says CIO
A&P , Montvale, N.J., is nearly a year into a transformational IT overhaul expected to take 24-36 months and encompass all aspects of its business operations, said Nirup Krishnamurthy, chief ...
View ArticleMOMs Kicks Out Kiddy Advertising
MOM’s Organic Market , the 10-store chain based in Rockville, Md., is saying to any product marketed to children. That means anything with cartoon characters from films, television or ...
View ArticleCrossmark Names Crafton CEO
- Crossmark here said Tuesday it has named chief executive officer of the sales and marketing agency. He had been president. He succeeds John Thompson, who had been CEO since 2010, and will now focus ...
View ArticleUN Launches Worldwide Appeal for Zimbabwe Aid
HARARE, ZIMBABWE -- The United Nations has launched a worldwide appeal for humanitarian assistance to Zimbabwe. The U.N. acknowledged there already had been some improvements in Zimbabwe’s ...
View ArticleDining Calendar Exhibit of Stylized Food Photography and More
Submit an Event » Paulette Tavormina, a photographer whose works depict food in the style of old-master, still-life paintings, will have a show starting Thursday at Robert Mann Gallery, 525 ...
View ArticleBashas Runs FluPneumonia Clinics
Bashas’ has kicked off four-day immunization clinic at six of its stores. From today through Friday, the retailer will offer flu, pneumonia and Tdap vaccinations at stores in Peoria, Chandler, ...
View ArticleNGA Promotes Two Executives
The National Grocers Association here said Tuesday it has promoted two executives: Aileen Dullaghan Munster to vice president, education and research; and Matthew R. Ott, to vice president, ...
View ArticleAG New England Revamps Staff
Associated Grocers of New England here said it has promoted Steven Creed to senior vice president of supply chain management, among other executive changes. Creed, who had been senior vice president ...
View ArticleTesco withdraws burgers after horse meat found in samples
LONDON (Reuters) - British supermarket chain Tesco said on Tuesday it had withdrawn a number of beef burgers from sale after samples were found to contain horse DNA in tests. The burgers that had ...
View ArticleFood with love at Canberra markets
It was time to farewell the chalky apples, long queues, toddler tantrums and wayward trolleys laden with teeth-rotting soft drink running over my toes. In 2012, I gave up supermarkets. But mostly ...
View ArticleFood fun and funda on club menu
Calcutta Club International Evening is set to expand its scope this year. The 34th edition of the event will be held on January 19, in association ...
View ArticleEdmonton Food Notes So many ways to enjoy mushrooms
EDMONTON - Along with other food media, I had the chance last week to sample the menu for the upcoming Mushroom Festival at Sage restaurant, the fine dining establishment located in the Marriott ...
View ArticleNew Zealand Food Prices Decline 0.2 In December
Food prices in New Zealand dipped a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent on month in December, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday, after falling 0.8 percent in November.Lower prices in the December ...
View ArticleDel Mars housing plan moves forward food truck ban continues
DEL MAR -; A much-debated plan that lays out future housing guidelines in Del Mar is now being submitted to the state, after being approved by the Del Mar City Council this ...
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