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FDI Files Supreme Court brief to preserve standard industry practices through PACA

Food Distributors International (FDI), Falls Church, VA, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve many legitimate, off-invoice practices that food...

FDI, Tax Reform Coalition set aside priorities to back Bush crisis plans

Food Distributors International (FDI), Falls Church, VA, and other members of the Tax Reform Coalition have announced that they will set aside individual...

FDI/FMI to discuss alliance possibilities; Block looks down the road to IFDA's Gray as his successor

Food Distributors International (FDI), Church, VA, and the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Washington, DC, will hold discussions later this year on alliance...

Local distributors aid in rescue efforts

As the nation mobilized in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., distributors were doing their part.In the New...

PFG completes SFC acquisition

Performance Food Group (PFG), Richmond, VA, has completed its acquisition of SFC-Springfield Foodservice Corp., Springfield, MA, the largest independent...

Produce exec pleads guilty to rigging bids

Jacobson Produce, Inc., Bronx, NY, and co-owner Kenneth Jacobson, have pleaded guilty to rigging bids to supply produce to the New York City Department of...

EFR survey sees incidence of case coding up 8 percent this year

Use of bar codes on foodservice cases and inner packs increased significantly in 2001, according to a survey conducted by Efficient Foodservice Response...

Penachio sentenced to four years in bid-rig case

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that Nicholas A. Penachio, president, Nick Penachio Co., Bronx, NY, has been sentenced to four years in...

Ahold announces agreement to buy Alliant

Royal Ahold, Zaandam, The Netherlands, has announced an agreement through its wholly-owned subsidiary, U.S. Foodservice (USF), Columbia, MD, to acquire all...

Celery & celery root

Good old reliable celery is so commonplace, it's often overlooked by chefs searching for more vegetable excitement. Celery root—which comes from a different but related plant—is a stranger in many American kitchens.

Ahold reported to be in 'advanced talks' to buy Alliant Foodservice

The Wall Street Journal has reported that Royal Ahold, Zandaam, The Netherlands, is in "advanced talks" to acquire $6.6-billion Alliant Foodservice,...

Alliant wins $415-million federal contract

Alliant Foodservice, Inc., Deerfield, IL, a $6.6-billion broadliner, has been awarded a $415-million subsistence prime vendor contract by the U.S. Department...

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