Oct 24, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
NatureWorks LLC and the Sam's Club division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc co-presented the results of a year-long program to introduce NatureWorks PLA in fresh-cut produce packaging at Sam's Club and Wal-Mart Super Centers....
Oct 24, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Tops Markets, a Buffalo NY-based unit of Ahold USA, has sold 12 of its New York supermarkets in the Adirondacks to New Hampshire-based C&S Wholesale Grocers....
Oct 21, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Marten Transport Ltd reported third-quarter net income of $6.4 million, a gain of 33.2% from $4.8 million for the third quarter of 2004....
Oct 21, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
The North American refrigerated transportation market is witnessing increased demand due to growth in consumer spending on commodities....
Oct 20, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Natural Harmony Foods Inc, a producer and marketer of natural protein foods, has begun shipments of its SoyLean brand products to Publix Super Markets....
Oct 20, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
In the 2005 third quarter, Knight Transportation Inc's total revenue increased 28% to $146.2 million from $114.1 million for the same quarter of 2004....
Oct 19, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Safeway Inc, the nation's third-largest supermarket chain, plans to close 26 Randalls/Tom Thumb stores in Texas....
Oct 19, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Werner Enterprises Inc, one of the nation's largest truckload transportation companies, reported operating revenues and earnings for the third quarter ended Sept 30, 2005....
Oct 18, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Toronto, Canada-based Atlas Cold Storage plans to open a new refrigeration business in Pendleton IN....
Oct 18, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Sea freight forwarder Kuehne & Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire ACR Logistics from Platinum Equity Group for 490 million euros....
Oct 17, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
PierPASS Inc announced that more than half a million truck trips have been diverted from peak daytime traffic since the start of the OffPeak program July 23....
Oct 17, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
T-and-N Foods, a Montreal, Canada-based producer and marketer of frozen pizza and bread products, has been purchased by a subsidiary of The Schwan Food Co....
Oct 14, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Gossner Foods Inc, a Logan UT-based dairy producer, has opened a new Swiss cheese plant in Burley ID....
Oct 14, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Atlas Cold Storage will implement RedPrairie Corp’s DLx Transportation Management Solution (TMS) across its distribution network to boost the efficiency of its cold storage warehousing and distribution....
Oct 13, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Spartan Stores Inc, the Grand Rapids MI-based grocery distributor, reported financial results for its 12-week fiscal 2006 second quarter ended Sept 10, 2005....
Oct 13, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
SunOpta Inc announced that the formation of the SunOpta Fruit Group, based in Los Angeles CA, has been completed....
Oct 12, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
McLane Co Inc has extended its service agreement with G&M Oil Co Inc....
Oct 12, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Ralcorp Holdings Inc has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Western Waffles Ltd, a Canadian-based manufacturer of private label frozen griddle products....
Oct 11, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Costco Wholesale Corp's net sales for its fourth quarter ended Aug 28, 2005, increased 10% to $16.36 billion from $14.83 billion during the fourth quarter ended Aug 29, 2004....
Oct 11, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
SunOpta has completed the transfer of its three organic and specialty food distributors into its 135,000-square-foot distribution center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
Oct 6, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Wilson Farms Inc has selected McLane Co Inc as its wholesale distributor....
Oct 6, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Costco Wholesale Corp has selected Averitt Express to provide transportation and supply chain management services for its warehouse club operations in Texas....
Oct 5, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Suppliers of perishable commodities to Wal-Mart Stores will have to implement DeltaTRAK In-Transit FlashLink Data Loggers as part of the retail giant's critical cold chain management....
Oct 5, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
Dole Fresh Vegetables is cooperating with the United States Food and Drug Administration and the Minnesota and California State Departments of Health in an investigation of an outbreak of E coli 0157:H7....
Oct 4, 2005,
from staff and wire reports
California-based Stater Brothers Supermarkets has presented a check for $2,123,133.50 to the American Red Cross for the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts....