February 26, 2016

JM Smucker Purchases Big Heart Pet Brands for $5.8B

JM Smucker Co. officials announced the company would purchase the privately held Big Heart Pet Brands, manufacturer of pet foods. The cash and stock deal between JM Smucker and Big […]

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February 26, 2016

Heinz & Kraft merge, forming 5th largest company globally

The H.J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group have merged into one of the food and beverage industry’s largest companies across the globe. This move is intended to give the married […]

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February 26, 2016

Pet Food Experts ends partnership with Nestle Purina Pet Care

Pet Food Experts has ended its distribution relationship with Nestle Purina Pet Care. Officials from Pet Food Experts announced the company ended its partnership with Nestle Purina in New York […]

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February 26, 2016

Target Appoints Dament to lead repositioning

Target officials named Anne Dament to the role of SVP Merchandising. Dament will be responsible for steering Target’s strategic repositioning of its food business.        Dament formerly served as GVP Perishable […]

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February 26, 2016

Walmart acquires Target Canada Locations

Walmart Canada reached an agreement to acquire one distribution center, a dozen store leases and one owned property, once help by Target Canada. The acquisition is anticipated to cost Walmart […]

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February 26, 2016

Ahold Names President and General Manager of Peapod

Ahold appointed Jennifer Carr-Smith to the role of president and general manager of Peapod, effective June 15. Carr-Smith will replace Andrew Parkinson, who was appointed to a newly established advisory […]

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February 26, 2016

Fresh Market’s Carlock Steps Down as CEO

  Sean Crane, evp and chief operating officer was named The Fresh Market’s interim CEO, effective immediately. The decision, made by Fresh Market officials, follows on the heels of Craig […]

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February 26, 2016

Randall Onstead steps down as Bi-Lo’s President & CEO

  Randall Onstead, president and CEO of Bi-Lo Holdings is stepping down from his position, effective March 1. In addition to Onstead’s impending departure, Mark Prestidge, evp and chief operating […]

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February 26, 2016

C&S Vies for AWI and White Rose Acquisition

Associated Wholesalers (AWI) representatives announced the company entered an agreement with C&S Wholesale Grocers (C&S) where C&S would bid in an auction of AWI and its subsidiaries in US Bankruptcy […]

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February 26, 2016

Meg Ham Appointed New Food Lion President

Meg Ham has been appointed president of Food Lion, company leaders announced Oct. 30. Ham succeeds Beth Newlands Campbell, who is reportedly leaving Food Lion for professional and personal reasons. […]

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