Ryals McMullian to replace Allen Shiver as Flowers Foods CEO
On Feb. 19, 2019 Flowers Foods, the bakery foods producer which owns brands such as Nature’s Own, Wonder, Tastykake and Dave’s Killer Bread, announced the company’s COO Ryals McMullian was […]
Read MorePepsico to acquire CytoSport
On Feb. 19, 2019 Hormel Foods Corporation announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell its muscle milk brand CytoSport to PepsiCo. The transaction is expected to be […]
Read MoreWinCo Foods enters Montana
On Feb. 15, 2019, WinCo Foods announced that it was ready to begin recruiting employees for two new stores located in Helena and Billings in Montana. The company announced that […]
Read MoreWalmart announces strong growth, 40% e-commerce gain
On Feb. 19, 2019, Walmart US published its Q4 results and posted $138.8 billion in revenue, an increase of $ 2.5 billion. The company also reported a 6.8 percent growth […]
Read MoreAmazon obtains retail space in Central London
On Feb. 14, 2019 Reuters reported that Amazon had secured a central London retail space for its no-checkout Amazon Go store. This will be Amazon’s first store outside the US. […]
Read MoreKroger, Ocado announce robotics warehouse facilities in Central Florida and Mid-Atlantic
On Feb. 19, 2019 Kroger and Ocado announced Central Florida and Mid-Atlantic as newly-named regions for America’s next two customer fulfillment centers (CFC). Kroger has committed to building 20 CFCs, […]
Read MoreHy-Vee acquires six more Shopko Pharmacy stores
On Feb. 8, 2019 Hy-Vee announced it had acquired six Shopko pharmacies in Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. The current acquisition is an addition to the 22 Shopko pharmacy stores the […]
Read MoreAmazon scraps HQ2 plans for New York City
On Feb. 14, 2019 Amazon released a statement on its blog announcing that it had decided not to move forward with plans to build it headquarters in Long Island, Queens. […]
Read MoreNestlé reports 2018 result, announces proposed sale of Herta charcuterie
On Feb. 14, 2019, Nestlé reported its annual results for 2018 and announced 3 percent organic growth due to a surge in the US, China and infant nutrition sectors. While […]
Read MoreSpartanNash appoints Lori Raya as Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer
On Feb. 6, 2019, SpartanNash announced Former Division President of Albertsons Companies Lori Raya will join SpartanNash as its new Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer, effective Feb. 18, 2019. Raya […]
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