Albertson's shakes up its operating structure
, from staff and wire reports

Albertson’s Inc announced major changes in its organizational structure affecting its supply chain, food operations, and Six Sigma Quality functions....

Sensors ride herd on cargo via satellite
, from staff and wire reports

TransCore announces new trailer tracking sensors, including an infrared cargo sensor and a temperature sensor, for use on its GlobalWave satellite communications products....

C&S unit to buy 104 BI-LO/Bruno's stores
, from staff and wire reports

Southern Family Markets Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc, has agreed to purchase 104 of the 428 BI-LO and Bruno’s stores....

Spartan tallies five positive quarters in a row
, from staff and wire reports

Spartan Stores Inc reported financial results for its 12-week fourth quarter and fiscal 2005 year ended March 26, 2005....

Substantial 1Q sales buoy Dean Foods Co
, from staff and wire reports

Dean Foods Co earned net income totaling $66.2 million for the first quarter of 2005, compared with $69.2 million in the 2004 first quarter....

Performance Food Group nets solid sales
, from staff and wire reports

Performance Food Group announced results for the first quarter ended April 2, 2005....

Frozen Food Express runs in fiscal high gear
, from staff and wire reports

Dallas TX-based refrigerated carrier Frozen Food Express Industries Inc announced its financial and operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2005....

Merger of firms creates FoodLink Online
, from staff and wire reports

Agribuys, provider of supply chain management software and services to the global perishable foods industry, and Foodconnex Worldwide, provider of technology to companies in the perishables and food retail markets, have merged to form FoodLink Online....

Lucrative quarter has Ryder riding high
, from staff and wire reports

Ryder System Inc reported net earnings of $41.5 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005, up 18% compared with $35.0 million in the same period of 2004....

TA sinks $30 million into truck service bays
, from staff and wire reports

TravelCenters of America (TA) is investing more than $30 million to increase the number of truck service bays at existing TA locations and to establish stand-alone repair garages in key locations....

Ahold selling its US convenience stores
, from staff and wire reports

Netherlands food retailer Ahold has agreed to sell its chain of 198 convenience stores in its United States subsidiary Tops Markets LLC to WFI Acquisition Inc....

Investment firm to acquire RedPrairie
, from staff and wire reports

Technology-focused investment company Francisco Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RedPrairie Corp, a privately held supplier of warehouse management systems....

CP Ships adopts a single operating brand
, from staff and wire reports

CP Ships Ltd plans to rebrand its container shipping services under the CP Ships name and retire its seven operating brands by the end of 2005....

EPA grants target truck idling reduction
, from staff and wire reports

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $5 million in grants will be available to states, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions that demonstrate “innovative” idle reduction technologies for the trucking industry....

Consortium standardizes logistics processes
, from staff and wire reports

A new consortium of carriers, suppliers, and retailers is defining standard processes to streamline the flow of goods from suppliers through distribution centers to stores....

Port of Los Angeles plugs into cleaner air
, from staff and wire reports

Expanding the use of the world's first clean electrical power program for container ships at dock, the Port of Los Angeles is beginning construction on a direct wharf plug-in system....

Smart & Final has 'gratifying, challenging' 1Q
, from staff and wire reports

Smart & Final Inc reported sales of $427.6 million for its first quarter ended March 27, 2005, a gain of $4.1 million over first quarter 2004 sales of $423.5 million....

Fresh Del Monte Produce grows financially
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc, a global producer, marketer, and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, reported financial results for the three months ended April 1, 2005....

Nash Finch profits from fruitful first quarter
, from staff and wire reports

Nash Finch Co announced that earnings for the first quarter of 2005 were $7.0 million....

Pilgrim's Pride puts fiscal 2Q in record books
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Pilgrim’s Pride reported record net income of $56.4 million for the second fiscal quarter ended April 2, 2005....

Marten Transport nets a load of 1Q income
, from staff and wire reports

Mondovi WI-based refrigerated carrier Marten Transport Ltd announced its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2005....

Net loss revision gains Kroger $27 million
, from staff and wire reports

The Kroger Co lowered the goodwill impairment charge that had been reported in the Cincinnati OH-based supermarket chain's preliminary results for the fiscal 2004 fourth quarter....

Werner tallies 'another excellent quarter'
, from staff and wire reports

Werner Enterprises Inc, the Omaha NE-based truckload transportation company, reported improved operating revenues and earnings for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005....