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Kroger, Stop & Shop Join in Rejection of "Pink Slime" Beef
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Two more major grocery chains say they will stop buying beef that contains "pink slime." The Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocer with more than 2,400 supermarkets in 31 states, made the announcement Thursday --...Tags: Salmonella Infection, Services and Shopping, Hamburgers, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Beef Processor Shuts Plants Over "Pink Slime" Fallout
Los Angeles TimesBeef Products Inc. told the Associated Press on Monday that it will shut down operations at three of the four plants where it makes the meat product that critics have nastily taken to calling "pink slime." But some food industry experts say that the...Tags: Safeway Inc., Supervalu Inc., Companies and Corporations, Food Industry, E. coli Infection
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Social media turn up heat on food industry
Americans enjoy the cheapest food supply in the world, spending the smallest share of their income on groceries of any country. But as activist groups continue to pull back the curtain on the techniques that make this cheap food possible, Americans are...
Tags: Politics, Jamie Oliver, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Genetic Engineering
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RCR to field car for Sadler in Daytona 500
Elliott Sadler will be in the Daytona 500 for Richard Childress Racing.
Sadler has not raced in the Sprint Cup Series since 2010. He ran the Nationwide Series last season, and is scheduled to do so again this year for RCR.
RCR has sponsorship...Tags: General Mills Incorporated, Clint Bowyer, Brendan Gaughan, Elliott Sadler, Daytona 500
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More retailers pull formula after Mo. infant death
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Several more national retailers have joined Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from their shelves after a Missouri newborn who consumed it apparently died of a rare bacterial infection. Officials...Tags: Safeway Inc., Walgreen Co., Supervalu Inc., Medical Procedures and Tests, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Prosecutor: No charges for Kroger employee who fatally shot suspected robber
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office has determined the Kroger employee who fatally shot another man suspected of trying to rob the store will not be charged.
According to police, Jeremy Atkinson, 26, tried to rob the Kroger near 71st Street and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, John Elliott, Criminals, Theft, Companies and Corporations
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Kroger policy prohibited employee from bringing gun in store
According to a Kroger employee handbook, store employees are prohibited from bringing a firearm inside the store.
The information comes after a store manager shot and killed a would-be-robber.
Metro police say Jeremy Atkinson, 26, tried to rob the...Tags: Shootings, High School Baseball, WXIN, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Firearms
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Grocery Workers Cast Ballots on Strike Authorization Vote
KTLA NewsBURBANK ( KTLA ) -- An estimated 62,000 grocery workers in Southern California have cast their ballots for a second time on whether to go ahead with a strike. The vote was held Friday, just days after Albertsons and Vons began taking applications from...Tags: Politics, Voting, Unions, Strikes, Labor Disputes
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Deadline passes, talks continue for Calif. grocers
LOS ANGELES -- Negotiations throughout the night failed to produce a resolution as Southern California grocery employees returned to work Monday and their union and three major supermarket chains tried to avoid a strike. Ellen Anreder, a spokeswoman...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Supervalu Inc., Unions, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Kroger launches food drive in support of local food banks, pantries
The Kroger Co.’s Central Division launched “Share Your Feast” Thursday, which is the company’s largest annual food drive in support of local food banks and food pantries.
The food drive will begin Thursday and last until...Tags: John Elliott, Human Interest, Richard Lugar, Charity
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Area business briefs for June 21
Henderson awarded scholarship
Joshua Henderson has received a Kentucky Grocers Association/Kentucky Association of Convenience Stores scholarship in participation with The Kroger Co. and the Kentucky Grocers Education Foundation. Henderson is a 2010...Tags: Economy, Politics, Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, Food Industry
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Dillons Helps Honor Our Troops
DILLONS HELPS HONOR OUR TROOPS
“Honoring Our Heroes" fundraising drive to benefit the USO in ongoing support
The Dillons on Central and Rock welcomed a group of USO military servicemen and women today to share details of the USO partnership...Tags: U.S. Military, Social Issues, Human Interest, Wichita (Sedgwick, Kansas), Charity
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