Acme Bullish On ‘19 Initiatives; Sankaran Is Albertsons New CEO
It’s been a busy month at Albertsons, which announced that Jim Donald will be leaving his post as president and chief executive April 25 to become co-chairman of the company. He will be…
Sales Of Specialty Foods Continue To Grow, Reaching $140B In 2017, Outpacing Overall Food Sales Growth
Specialty foods continues to be one of the fastest growing segments in the industry, with total sales of $140.3 billion in 2017 and no signs of slowing down. According to…
Metro Beat
Pathmark reemerges and Krasdale honors its female store owners and businesswomen with annual luncheon.
Jim Donald: We Hardly Knew Ye
As Jim Donald steps down as Albertsons' CEO, he's placing a strong bet that Vivek Sankaran is the right man for the job.
Giant/ Martin’s Opens Record Six New Supermarkets On Same Day
In a first for the company, Giant/Martin’s celebrated the grand openings of six stores in four states on April 5. Five of the stores, which are former Shop ‘n Save…
Taking Stock
Jeff Metzger's analysis of the status of the UNFI-Supervalu merger, plus the rest of the news of the market.
BioEnergy DevCo Develops Sustainable Organic Waste System
A Maryland company – BioEnergy DevCo (BDC) – said it has found a sustainable solution to handling organic waste and plans to build the regions first anaerobic digestion facility that will allow up…
