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Grocery strike averted with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons
Money & CompanyGrocery store strike averted: Grocery union officials and negotiators for Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons have reached a tentative deal on a labor contract, a move that averts a strike that would have had more than 54,000 workers across Southern California... -
Grocery workers ratify contract with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons
Money & CompanyGrocery strike averted: Southern California supermarket workers voted to ratify a new contract with Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons on Saturday night, bringing an end to labor negotiations that dragged on for more than eight months and brought tens of... -
Homeboy Industries pins hopes on chips and salsa
The chips are falling into place for Homeboy Industries.
The hottest-selling snack item at 256 Ralphs deli sections across Southern California in the first weeks of February wasn't pretzels, or cheese puffs, or pita or bagel crisps. According to the...Tags: Sales, Economy, Business and Finance, Recipes, Elections, Companies and Corporations
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Federal mediator called into grocery labor talks
Money & CompanyAs labor talks between union officials and Southern California’s three leading unionized grocery chains have slowed to a crawl, the federal Mediation and Conciliation Service has been contacted and a mediator is being brought in to meet with both... -
Southern California grocery labor talks hit latest snag: healthcare
Money & CompanyThe Southern California grocery labor talks apparently aren't going well -- still. On Wednesday, the region’s major grocery chains said they have presented the union representing 62,000 of their workers with an initial proposal for changes to... -
L.A. County prosecutors: Ralphs overcharged customers
L.A. NOWL.A. County prosecutors allege that Ralphs and its parent company overcharged customers.The multicount criminal case said Ralphs overcharged on prepackaged and weighed products such as fried chicken, bulk coffee, salads and fish. The chain was fined for... -
Ralphs, Kroger face charges of gouging Los Angeles customers
Daily DishThe Los Angeles city attorney's office filed dozens of criminal charges against Ralphs and its parent company, the Kroger Co. supermarket chain: Customers were allegedly being overcharged for packaged and weighed products. Read more here. --Rene Lynch... -
Protecting the vine, gourmet in Berkeley, and falling profits
Daily Dish--In an attempt to try to quash the spread of a moth thatâs threatening Californiaâs vineyards, the state Department of Food and Agriculture announced Tuesday that it is quarantining 162 square miles â a swath that covers wine country in...... -
The gift card shuffle
Who cares that holiday spending fell short of expectations this season? The real shopping is happening right now. Gift cards, according to a survey by American Express and the International Council of Shopping Centers, were the third most popular item...Tags: The Home Depot, JetBlue Airways, Safeway Inc., Holidays, CVS Corp.
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Grocery Unions Battle to Stop Invasion of the Giant Stores
Times Staff WritersInglewood seemed to offer the perfect home for a new Wal-Mart Supercenter, with low-income residents hungry for bargains and a mayor craving the sales-tax revenue that flows from big-box stores. But nearly two years after deciding to build on a 60-acre...Tags: Employment, Wages and Pensions, Elections, Trips and Vacations, DVDs and Movies
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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: Sales, Business
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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: Economy, Business and Finance, Cooper Industries Incorporated, American Financial Group Incorporated, Energy Resources, Long Term Care
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