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Kroger turns spoiled food into electricity; how do you reduce waste?
As supermarkets try to figure out how to cut down on waste and experiment with alternative forms of energy, Kroger Co. says it's doing both simultaneously by turning landfill-bound organic matter into electricity that powers its stores, The Times'...
Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Bananas, Breads
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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Science and Technology, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy
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Center gives area businesses knowledge to sprout success
The BladeDennis Dickey's company began in the most unlikely of places: at parties with his friends. Mr. Dickey said comments about his smooth, flavorful salsa were part of the inspiration behind creating Willy's Fresh Salsa. The company, which began in 2006, now...Tags: Business, Sales
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Kroger seeks bigger Marketplace slice
The BladeIt's just a few paragraphs in an 87-page financial report, but in the annual 10-K document that the Kroger Co. filed on April 2 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the fierce battle for market share that the Cincinnati-based retailer is waging...Tags: Restaurants, Corporate Performance, Economy, Business and Finance, Andersons Incorporated, Media Industry
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Fortune 500 presence blows horn for city
The Columbus DispatchFor Michael Dalby, president of the Columbus Chamber, the annual Fortune 500 list of companies with the most revenue is a valuable tool that can be used to encourage companies and people to invest and move here. It also reflects a diverse economy that's...Tags: Big Lots Incorporated, American Financial Group Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Finance
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BRIEF: Kroger donates $5,000 to YouthBuild
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.The Kroger Co.'s Bloomington store has presented a $5,000 K-12 education grant to YouthBuild McLean County. YouthBuild provides a hands-on approach to math, language arts, science and social studies to kids who have not been successful in traditional...Tags: Bloomington
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Kroger announces price cuts in Mid-Atlantic stores
Richmond Times-DispatchCustomers at Kroger stores can expect to see lower prices starting today on many items. The Kroger Co. announced that it is lowering prices on thousands of items in the 121 stores in its Mid-Atlantic Division, which includes locations in Virginia, North...Tags: Marketing, Hanover County, Chesterfield County, Henrico County, Prices
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Tesco to pull out of U.S. and sell Fresh & Easy markets
The British are leaving. Five years after launching the Fresh & Easy grocery chain in the U.S., Tesco of England is abandoning its nearly $2-billion gamble. Once called "foolhardy" by investment guru Warren Buffett, the ambitious experiment joins a...
Tags: Supervalu Inc., Dollar General Corporation, University of California, Los Angeles, New Products, Consumer Goods Industries
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Giving a charge to grocery shoppers: More places to plug in
San Francisco-based Ecotality Inc., which operates the nation's second-largest network of public electric charging stations for vehicles, announced today that it plans to install 225 new chargers at Kroger Co. stores in California and Arizona. Kroger is...
Tags: Vehicles, Hyundai, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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Obituary: Charles Aaron Mingo (1959-2013)
Charles Aaron Mingo, 53, husband of Georgia C. Drury Mingo, died Friday. Born May 30, 1959, in Lexington, he was a son of Manny and Bernice Seidler Mingo. He was a Kroger Co. produce manager and a member of Rising Son Christian Church. Other survivors...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity
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Agreement reached by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company approved; rates change Jan. 1
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Public Service Commission yesterday approved the unanimous settlement agreement reached by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company and all of the parties in the base rate cases. The ruling...
Tags: Energy Resources, Kentucky Utilities Company, Electricity Production and Distribution
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Wal-Mart, Kroger said to be bidding for Twinkies maker Hostess
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ralph’s owner Kroger Co. and Sara Lee parent Grupo Bimbo are all said to be in the running to buy up assets from liquidating Twinkies maker Hostess, according to a report this week. The companies, along with Midwest baked...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Hostess Brands, Inc., Employees, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations
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