Tropicana employees brace for job cuts 

, from staff and wire reports

Tropicana Products Inc is expecting to cut up to 100 positions at its Bradenton FL juice plant. ...

KCS amends Mexican rail acquisition deal 

, from staff and wire reports

Kansas City Southern (KCS) and Grupo TMM SA have entered into an amended acquisition agreement whereby TMM will sell its 51% voting interest in Grupo Transportacion Ferroviaria Mexicana SA de CV (TFM) to KCS....

Associated Grocers plans to expand facility 

, from staff and wire reports

Associated Grocers intends to expand its Baton Rouge LA warehouse and distribution center by nearly 20%....

ConAgra Foods declares quarterly dividend 

, from staff and wire reports

The board of directors of ConAgra Foods Inc has declared a quarterly common stock dividend....

Tyson Foods to shut down Jordan's Meats 

, from staff and wire reports

Tyson Foods Inc, the Springdale AR-based poultry and beef processor and marketer, plans to close Jordan’s Meats of Portland ME, effective Feb 1, 2005....

Food Lion, Hormel donate hams to the needy 

, from staff and wire reports

Food Lion and Hormel Foods are donating more than 5,000 Hormel hams, totaling more than 7,550 pounds, to food banks and assistance agencies in North and South Carolina....

Parmalat USA files to leave bankruptcy 

, from staff and wire reports

Parmalat USA Corp, the Wallington NJ-based unit of Italian dairy company Parmalat Finanziaria SpA, has filed a plan to leave Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ...

RedPrairie helps grocers tackle challenges 

, from staff and wire reports

RedPrairie Corp has announced its newly expanded suite of supply chain technology system for the grocery industry. ...

Driver shortage top issue for fleet managers 

, from staff and wire reports

One of the most critical issues facing the United States trucking industry is a major shortage of qualified drivers, said 77% of the industry leaders polled by e-mail and at the recent Bi-Annual Fleet Managers’ Conference....

Costco sales, income advance in fiscal 1Q 

, from staff and wire reports

Costco Wholesale Corp announced that net sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2005 increased 10% to $11.34 billion from $10.31 billion during the first quarter of fiscal 2004. ...

US Foodservice now a Diamond Ranch client 

, from staff and wire reports

Diamond Ranch Foods Ltd, a custom meat processing and distribution conglomerate, has added to its list of clients US Foodservice....

Kroger registers solid sales, earnings gains 

, from staff and wire reports

The Kroger Co said its total sales increased 5.9% to $12.9 billion for the third quarter ended Nov 6, 2004. ...

FDA issues rules increasing food security 

, from staff and wire reports

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final regulations on the establishment and maintenance of records to protect the human food and animal feed supply in the event of credible threats of serious adverse health consequences or death to humans or animals....

Navistar anticipates record 4Q earnings 

, from staff and wire reports

Navistar International Corp reported that fourth quarter earnings should be the highest for any quarter in company history....

Knight Transportation initiates cash dividend 

, from staff and wire reports

Knight Transportation Inc, whose operations include the Knight Refrigerated subsidiary, has initiated a cash dividend policy and declared the firm’s first quarterly cash dividend....

DSC helps Simplot manage its supply chain 

, from staff and wire reports

DSC Logistics is providing supply chain systems for J R Simplot Co, a privately held food and agribusiness corporation. ...

Kahiki, Ocean to Ocean form partnership 

, from staff and wire reports

Kahiki Foods has established an agreement with Ocean to Ocean Seafood Sales (Canada), a wholly owned subsidiary of Icelandic USA Inc....

TA gains clout in travel center industry 

, from staff and wire reports

TravelCenters of America (TA) has completed its acquisition of 11 Rip Griffin interstate travel centers from Truck Service Center, Inc. (Rip Griffin)....

Hannaford Brothers acquires Victory chain 

, from staff and wire reports

The Scarborough ME-based supermarket chain Hannaford Brothers Co has completed its $175 million purchase of Victory Super Markets....

Publix to build Florida distribution facility 

, from staff and wire reports

Publix Super Markets plans to build a distribution facility on an 87-acre parcel of land in Punta Gorda FL. ...

Survey: Strong interest in trailer monitoring 

, from staff and wire reports

C J Driscoll & Associates has released the results of its survey of 168 fleet executives that measures their interest in trailer tracking and their willingness to pay for such equipment and services....

Utility Trailer's longevity earns an award 

, from staff and wire reports

Utility Trailer Mfg Co, which is commemorating its 90th year as America’s oldest trailer manufacturer, was honored with the Longevity Award from the University of Southern California’s Family Owned Business Program at the Marshall School of Business. ...

Facility expansion a natural step for United 

, from staff and wire reports

United Natural Foods Inc plans to open a new distribution facility in Greenwood IN. ...

Hormel Foods serves yet another dividend 

, from staff and wire reports

Hormel Foods Corp, the Austin MN-based multinational marketer of meat and food products, has announced its 39th consecutive annual dividend increase. ...

Marten Transport expands in two locations 

, from staff and wire reports

Marten Transport, the refrigerated truckload carrier, plans to open a new terminal in Indianapolis IN and expand its Mondovi WI corporate headquarters....

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