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 ...

RICHARD SAKER TO SUCCEED FATHER AS FOODARAMA CEO said last week it has selected Richard Saker, currently president and chief operating officer, to be its chief executive officer. He succeeds his ...

GIANT EAGLE OFFERS INK CARTRIDGE REFILLS PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle here is testing ink jet printer cartridge centers in three stores.The new service, believed to be the first of its kind in a ...

By any other name: What, at its core, makes a grocery store? That’s the very thing that Federal antitrust enforcers are in the midst of determining as they work towards a decision regarding the ...

LUND FOOD HOLDINGS ACQUIRES RICK'S MARKETS has acquired Rick's Markets, a three-unit operator in the Twin Cities, a spokeswoman for Lund told SN. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Lund ...

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

SUPERVALU TAPS DESMOND AS VP OF REAL ESTATEnted Matthew Desmond as corporate vice president, real estate. Also, Supervalu's board of directors elected Desmond as a company officer. In his newly ...

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 ...

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 ...

New Seasons Market has launched a line of branded meal kits through a partnership with noted chef Matt Lightner. The Portland, Ore.-based neighborhood grocer worked with Lightner, the former ...

Kroger Restaurant Supply is aimed at small and independent restaurants making smaller, more frequent orders, the Kroger Dallas Division said. Kroger Dallas ...