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ID NEWS: Sysco to acquire division of Colorado Boxed Beef and its J&B unit

Sysco Corp., Houston, has signed a letter of intent to acquire the specialty meat-cutting division of Colorado Boxed Beef Co., Auburndale, FL, and its...

ID NEWS: USF refutes allegations of contractual impropriety with government accounts

The Wall Street Journal has reported that U.S. Foodservice (USF), Columbia, MD, the nation's second largest broadliner, may have failed to pass along...

ID NEWS: Sara Lee, ConAgra implicated in USF woes

According to the Wall Street Journal, Sara Lee Corp. and ConAgra Foods, two of the food industry's largest suppliers, may be involved in a "rebate-inflation"...

ID NEWS: ConAgra, Sara Lee refute allegations of improper dealings with USF

ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, NE, and Sara Lee Corp., Chicago, responding to a story in today's Wall Street Journal, have refuted any implications of...

ID NEWS: Fortune survey ranks Tyson 'America's Most Admired Company'

A Fortune Magazine survey has ranked Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, AR, "America's Most Admired Company" in the food production industry.The survey pinpoints...

ID NEWS: Sysco's Pittsburgh division prepares for strike possibility

Sysco Food Services of Pittsburgh, LLC, has announced a contingency plan to ensure continuity of service to its 3,000 customers, should warehouse workers and...

ID NEWS: Nash Finch gets bank extension, as it resolves accounting issues

Nash Finch Co., Edina, MN, has indicated that bankers have agreed to let the wholesale-grocer, which also does some foodservice business, file audited 2002...

ID NEWS: Investigators reportedly checking possibility of USF/supplier collusion

People "familiar with the situation" say U.S. investigators are looking into the possibility that suppliers "might have colluded" with U.S. Foodservice (USF)...

ID NEWS: Pocahontas announces umbrella name, also, new group

Pocahontas Foods USA, Richmond, VA, has unveiled the name of its new umbrella organization and announced a fourth group as well.Progressive Group Alliance is...

ID NEWS: GAO says processors should submit security plans to the government

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could lower the risk of an attack on the nation's food supply, if food...

ID NEWS: USF issues said to surface following supplier dispute

U.S. Foodservice (USF) auditor Deloitte & Touche became aware of "potential accounting problems" at the $17.5-billion broadliner after at least two suppliers...

ID NEWS: Sysco cites record sales week

Sysco Corp., Houston, has announced record sales of $522.5 million for the week ended March 8, 2003.The $24.7 billion distributor enjoyed real sales growth...

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