Kings Food Markets Debuts Premiere Store In Gillette, New Jersey

March 22, 2013 Kings Food Markets

Today, Kings Food Markets (Kings) is proud to open its newest location in Gillette, N.J. with a signature pasta-ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 10:00 a.m. The Gillette store not only incorporates the features Kings has piloted in other locations since its brand relaunch in 2012, but it also introduces many new concepts. 

SuperValu Deal A Sign Of More Supermarket M&A?

March 22, 2013 Soma Biswas, Forbes

Retail M&A has been relatively healthy in recent years. We saw big transactions such as David’s Bridal’s sale by TPG Capital and Leonard Green to Clayton Dubilier & Rice for $1 billion and Party City Holdings, which was flipped last year to Thomas H. Lee Partners for $2.7 billion from a trio of PE firms including Advent International, Berkshire Partners and Weston Presidio.

Five Years In, Fresh & Easy Markets Are A Flop

British supermarket giant Tesco thought it had the Yanks all figured out. But slightly more than five years after it opened its first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market in California, Tesco is considering selling the money-losing chain and leaving the United States altogether.

USDA Seeks Nominees For The Mushroom Council

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking nominations for the Mushroom Council. The Mushroom Council includes eight U.S. producers and an importer.  The U.S. members represent three production territories:  Region 1, which covers the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and all states except Pennsylvania, which is Region 2 and California, which is Region 3.

National Mango Board To Host Ripening Webinar For Retailers & Importers

March 22, 2013 National Mango Board

The National Mango Board (NMB) in conjunction with the University of California, Davis (Department of Plant Science) and the University of Florida (IFAS Center for Food Distribution and Retailing) will be hosting a free Mango Temperature Management and Ripening Program Webinar on Thursday, Apr. 4, 2013 at 4 p.m. Eastern time.