Retail & FoodService

eatSafe is the latest innovation in food safety from GrowGreen Industries, INC. A four-times concentrated produce wash, eatSafe removes 99% of harmful pathogens such as eColi, Salmonella and Listeria and is specifically designed for commercial and food service use. …

Discount supermarket chain Grocery Outlet is exploring a sale that is expected to value the bargain retailer at more than $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. …

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 Store Manager Awards, which recognize exceptional supermarket store managers who generate sales growth; provide great customer service; contribute to attaining company goals; and are an integral part of the communities in which they serve. …

Funds advised by Apax Partners announced that they have agreed to sell their majority ownership stake in Advantage Sales & Marketing LLC, North America’s leading provider of outsourced sales and marketing services to manufacturers of consumer goods and retailers across multiple channels, to affiliates of the private equity firms Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and funds advised by CVC Capital Partners.  Members of ASM’s senior management will continue to maintain a significant equity interest in the company, which is expected to achieve 2014 revenue of approximately $1.6 billion. …

Some of the country’s largest supermarkets and drugstores have agreed to display prices by unit of measurement, as well as by item, on their websites and mobile apps, to help customers slice though the confusion that sometimes arises from different packaging and discounts. …