A&P announced November 3 that is has entered into an agreement to receive $490 million of debt and equity financing from private investors including The Yucaipa Cos., Mount Kellett Capital Management LP and Goldman Sachs.

David J. Hepfinger, president and CEO of Weis Markets, has been selected as the 2011 Pete Manos Retail Executive of the Year, based on votes by readers of Food World and Food Trade News.

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the future of Delaware Valley retailing as the sale of Genuardi's stores seems imminent.

Maria Maggio's musings on the food industry in the Northeast.

Safeway's "sales exploration" process involving its Genuardi's stores will reportedly lead to a deal with several retailers in the near future.

Jeff Metzger's reporting on the AWI reorganization in the wake of Bernie Ellis' resignation as president.

Dick Bestany's take on the Mid-Atlantic food industry.

The bribery and extortion trial of Maryland State Senator Ulysses Currie and co-defendants Bill White and Kevin Small, both former Shoppers executives, began September 27 in Baltimore.

Anthony Hucker has been appointed president of Ahold USA's Giant/Landover division while Bhavdeep Singh has been named EVP-operations.

Ahold USA's re-org is complete, but it will take some time before everything is clicking on all cylinders.

Maria Maggio's musings on the industry.

Charles Genuardi, one of the founders of Genuardi's Markets, has died at age 102.

Anthony Hucker has been named division president of Giant/Landover.

A&P cut the ribbon on a new Super Fresh store August 26 in the Northern Liberties area of Philadelphia. The 51,000 square foot unit is the retailer’s first store to open in the Delaware Valley market in more than 10 years.

Dick Bestany's take on the food industry.

Jeff Metzger's take on the industry's latest news.

Five notables will be inducted into the Maryland Food Industry Hall of Fame in November.

Jim Sinegal, chief executive of Costco, will retire in January from the company he founded.

Leon Bergmann has been named Supervalu's president of independent business.

Sources have told Food Trade News that Safeway has contacted several retailers and wholesalers regarding selling its Genuardi's stores.

Maria Maggio's musings on the industry.

Dick Bestany's look at the Mid-Atlantic food industry.

Jeff Metzger Takes Stock Of The Latest Industry Developments

The Montvale, NJ offices of ESM Ferolie will be headquarters for the new BeaconUnited.

Supervalu earnings rise as overall sales and ID revenues continued to decline in the wholesaler/retailer's second quarter.

Congratulations to the Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Market (PWPM) on the opening of the new state of the art warehouse on Essington Avenue in Philadelphia! After many delays the market opened for business on June 5 and the 26 merchants who now call the PWPM home couldn’t be happier. We at…

Flowers Foods announced key appointments at Tasty Baking, marking the beginning of the integration process between the two companies.

The Tengelmann Group, 38% stakeholders in A&P, has said it expects to exit its holdings in the company post-bankruptcy.

Dick Bestany's observations of the industry.

Maria Maggio's musings on the industry.

Jeff Metzger's analysis of the Delaware Valley and Baltimore-Washington markets.

Wakefern president and COO Dean Janeway announced that he will retire in January 2012 and will be succeeded by EVP Joe Sheridan.

Canadian firm Mrs. Greens teams with Village Super Markets (ShopRite) to buy six Maryland and Washington, DC Super Fresh stores.

The 2011 Food World Market Study issue.

The 2011 Food Trade News market study issue.

Dick Bestany's take on the Baltimore-Washington food industry.

Jeff Metzger's analysis of Supervalu's CEO Craig Herkert's latest moves.

Acme Markets said, as of May 7, it had laid off about 900 of the 14,000 employees at its 117 stores in the Northeast, with about two thirds of those job cuts occurring at stores in Southeastern PA and Southern NJ.

Weis Markets announced at its recent shareholders meeting that it will increase is 2011 capital expenditure budget by seven percent to $110 million.

Giant/Landover and C&S/Jessup Logistics agreed to new contracts with Teamsters Local 730 and Local 639 that will keep most of the retailer's dry grocery distribution based in Jessup, MD.