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Jan. 11, 2012, Westin Hotel, Waltham, Mass.


Welcoming guest speaker Lorna Christie, vice president and chief operating officer of the Produce Marketing Assn. was Arthur O'Leary of Clifford Produce. Pictured (right) from the Oppenheimer Group were (l to r) Brett Libke, James Milne, and Jennifer Paulsen.

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  • Kraft To Cut 1,600 Jobs In North America

    Kraft Foods anticipates eliminating 1,600 positions throughout the U.S. and Canada over the next year, primarily from sales, corporate and business unit areas. About 20 percent of these job eliminations are currently open positions. Read more...

  • U.S. Labor Files Market Basket Complaint With OSHA Over Worker Safety

    The Boston U.S. Department of Labor office has filed a complaint against Market Basket with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. The complaint asks the commission to order the company to comply with OSHA’s safety standards designed to protect employees from fall and laceration hazards at the employer’s more than 60 stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Read more...

  • PepsiCo, Ocean Spray Form Alliance In Latin America

    PepsiCo and Ocean Spray Cranberries have formed a strategic alliance in Latin America. As part of the alliance, PepsiCo will have exclusive rights to manufacture and distribute a portfolio of cranberry- and blueberry-based beverages through its Latin America Beverages division. The companies will share marketing responsibilities for the products and intend to collaborate on product innovation. Read more...

  • Peter Lynch To Leave Winn Dixie After B-LO Merger ...and more

    Peter Lynch, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Winn Dixie Stores will resign from the company following completion of the planned merger with BI-LO. Randall Onstead, current chairman of BI-LO, will take over as president of the combined companies. Read more...

  • Autocrat, RFI Enter Alliance

    Autocrat, LLC, of Lincoln, R.I, a family-operated business since 1895 that roasts coffee and manufactures coffee extracts, has entered into an alliance with RFI, LLC. The alliance will offer both companies the opportunity to meet customer demands by expanding their product offerings. Read more...

  • Burger King Tests Delivery Service

    Burger King continues testing a delivery service at a few locations, Currently, some Virginia and Maryland stores have been trying delivery as a way to boost sales, and the burger chain will increase the number of locations from four to 16 this week. The delivery option runs from 11 am to 10 pm and cost $2 per order, with a minimum amount between $8 and $10. Read more...

  • Applebee's Tip Credit Case Will Go To Trial

    A lawsuit challenging Applebee's tip credit policies for servers and bartenders will go to trial later this year after the U.S. Supreme Court last week declined to hear the company’s attempt to stop the case. The outcome of this case could determine company future tipping policies. Read more...

  • Old Country Buffet Operator Files For Chap. 11 ...and more

    Buffets Inc., operator of Old Country Buffet, has filed for Chap. 11 and will close 81 underperforming restaurants or about 16 percent of its restaurants. Read more...

  • Mass. Considers Online Lottery Sales

    The Massachusetts State Lottery is considering allowing Internet sales. Massachusetts Treasurer Steve Grossman is forming a task force to study the plan, in light of a recent opinion from the federal Department of Justice that allows states to sell lottery tickets over the Internet. Read more...

  • Cumberland Farms Group Names John McMahon Sr. V.P

    The Cumberland Gulf Group of Companies has named John McMahon as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Mr. McMahon has a track record of creating successful programs for talent management and career development. Read more...

  • NACS Selects Group To Provide ADA Compliance Tools

    NACS has selected The McIntosh Group to provide its members with access to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance tools. The McIntosh Group's ADA compliance program is designed to help retailers navigate new requirements that could affect them as part of the updated Americans with Disabilities Act. Read more...

  • Former NACS Leader George Helow Passes Away ...and more

    George Helow, 90, who served as president of the National Assn. of Convenience Stores in 1977 died Jan. 17, He was the founder of Zippy Mart which eventually grew to more than 350 locations in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. He became president of NACS in 1976, the first annual meeting with a full expo and the first meeting to draw more than 2,000 attendees. Read more...