Heather Lalley A big time for small-town grocers: Rural grocery stores don’t have the best track record in North Dakota. Many ...

SAFEWAY NAMES CALFAS TO NEW POST IN REORGANIZATIONeek it has named Frank Calfas president, marketing operations, and divided its nonperishables operations into five divisions. Calfas most recently ...

KROGER'S ZINCKE RETIRES; FIVE OTHERS PROMOTEDZincke plans to retire Oct. 31 after a 40-year career with the company, most recently as executive vice president overseeing Kroger's merchandising ...

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Supervalu here has named new presidents at three wholesale food divisions.Anniston, Ala..The Southeast division combines the administrative operations of separate Supervalu ...

FOOD 4 LESS ELEVATES TWO TO VICE PRESIDENT POSTStwo new vice presidents for its store operations and marketing departments. Larry Stepp was promoted to vice president, Hispanic operations. Mike ...

ALBERTIAN RESIGNS AS PRESIDENT, C&S WHOLESALEhere said Ed Albertian has resigned as president and chief operating officer after three years with the company. In a prepared statement released by C ...

IN MEMORIAM The food industry said goodbye to several friends in 1999.following:Abe Baker, 95, founder of Baker's Supermarkets, Omaha, Neb. Baker died in January after several years of failing ...

K-VA-T'S NEW FOCUS ABINGDON, Va. -- K-VA-T Food Stores here is entering a new growth phase.After expanding primarily through acquisitions for most of its history, the 86-unit Kentucky-Virginia ...

MARSH SUPERMARKETS CFO ELBIN RESIGNSts here last week said John Elbin has resigned as chief financial officer and treasurer just one week after the company said it was considering putting itself ...

MARSH NAMES FIVE VICE PRESIDENTSets here has promoted five directors to vice presidents. All continue to hold their previous responsibilities. Christopher Banta, formerly the director of grocery ...

GIANT CUTS WORKERS' HOURS, CHANGES PRICES: REPORTy of Netherlands-based Ahold, is cutting back the working hours of its store staff over the next three weeks, and changing the prices of thousands ...