5 things top news: Judge orders Kroger ex-CEO to tell all Rodney McMullen will have to tell why he departed the grocer ...

GIANT CUTS WORKERS' HOURS, CHANGES PRICES: REPORTy of Netherlands-based Ahold, is cutting back the working hours of its store staff over the next three weeks, and changing the prices of thousands ...

IN MEMORIAM The food industry said goodbye to several friends in 1999.following:Abe Baker, 95, founder of Baker's Supermarkets, Omaha, Neb. Baker died in January after several years of failing ...

ARLINGTON, Mass. -- Brigham's has reformulated 70% of the Elan Frozen Yogurt frozen dessert line.gham's purchased last summer.Brigham's said it reformulated the products by using what it described ...

MARSH SUPERMARKETS CFO ELBIN RESIGNSts here last week said John Elbin has resigned as chief financial officer and treasurer just one week after the company said it was considering putting itself ...

K-VA-T'S NEW FOCUS ABINGDON, Va. -- K-VA-T Food Stores here is entering a new growth phase.After expanding primarily through acquisitions for most of its history, the 86-unit Kentucky-Virginia ...

QRS BREAKS DEAL WITH JDA, TO MERGE WITH INOVISd its previously reported merger plans announced in June with JDA Software Group, a retail software supplier based in Scottsdale, Ariz. Instead, it ...

RICHARD SAKER TO SUCCEED FATHER AS FOODARAMA CEO said last week it has selected Richard Saker, currently president and chief operating officer, to be its chief executive officer. He succeeds his ...

AFTER REPORTS, MEIJER SAYS COMPANY NOT FOR SALEor sale, the founding family of the retailer here said last week amid reports it was on the verge of a deal with London-based retailer Tesco. British ...

GIANT EAGLE OFFERS INK CARTRIDGE REFILLS PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle here is testing ink jet printer cartridge centers in three stores.The new service, believed to be the first of its kind in a ...

SAFEWAY NAMES CALFAS TO NEW POST IN REORGANIZATIONeek it has named Frank Calfas president, marketing operations, and divided its nonperishables operations into five divisions. Calfas most recently ...

KROGER TAPS CUMMINS TO BE FOOD 4 LESS PRESIDENTns has been named president of Food 4 Less Stores, Compton, Calif. He succeeds Dave Hirz, who was named president of Ralphs Supermarkets, also based ...