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Kroger turns spoiled food into electricity; how do you reduce waste?
As supermarkets try to figure out how to cut down on waste and experiment with alternative forms of energy, Kroger Co. says it's doing both simultaneously by turning landfill-bound organic matter into electricity that powers its stores, The Times'...
Tags: Breads, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Bananas, Natural Resources Defense Council
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A powerful use for spoiled food
What happens to the 40% of food produced but never eaten in the U.S. each year, the mounds of perfect fruit passed over by grocery store shoppers, the tons of meat and milk left to expire? At Ralphs, one of the oldest and largest supermarket chains on...
Tags: Energy, Environmental Issues, Whole Foods Market, Conservation, Natural Resources Defense Council
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Tesco to pull out of U.S. and sell Fresh & Easy markets
The British are leaving. Five years after launching the Fresh & Easy grocery chain in the U.S., Tesco of England is abandoning its nearly $2-billion gamble. Once called "foolhardy" by investment guru Warren Buffett, the ambitious experiment joins a...
Tags: Supervalu Inc., Consumer Goods Industries, Warren Buffett, New Products, Walmart
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Giving a charge to grocery shoppers: More places to plug in
San Francisco-based Ecotality Inc., which operates the nation's second-largest network of public electric charging stations for vehicles, announced today that it plans to install 225 new chargers at Kroger Co. stores in California and Arizona. Kroger is...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hyundai
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Obituary: Charles Aaron Mingo (1959-2013)
Charles Aaron Mingo, 53, husband of Georgia C. Drury Mingo, died Friday. Born May 30, 1959, in Lexington, he was a son of Manny and Bernice Seidler Mingo. He was a Kroger Co. produce manager and a member of Rising Son Christian Church. Other survivors...
Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief
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Agreement reached by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company approved; rates change Jan. 1
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Public Service Commission yesterday approved the unanimous settlement agreement reached by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company and all of the parties in the base rate cases. The ruling...
Tags: Energy Resources, Electricity Production and Distribution, Kentucky Utilities Company
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Wal-Mart, Kroger said to be bidding for Twinkies maker Hostess
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Ralph’s owner Kroger Co. and Sara Lee parent Grupo Bimbo are all said to be in the running to buy up assets from liquidating Twinkies maker Hostess, according to a report this week. The companies, along with Midwest baked...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Bankruptcy, Companies and Corporations, Employees, Hostess Brands, Inc.
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ConAgra bets on store brands with Ralcorp deal
NEW YORK (AP) - ConAgra Foods is set to become the country's biggest maker of private-label foods, with its $5 billion purchase of Ralcorp expanding its stake in the fast-growing market for cereals, crackers and other packaged foods sold under store...Tags: Ralcorp Holdings Incorporated, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, McDonald's, Economy, Business and Finance, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Kroger discontinues sale of sprouts due to potential food safety risk
The Kroger Co. announced the company will discontinue the sale of sprouts due to its potential food safety risk. The company announced last Friday they will cease the deliveries of sprouts to Kroger distribution centers and stores on Monday, Oct. 22....
Tags: Food Industry
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Three men sentenced for scheme at Salem Kroger distribution warehouse
Three men who admitted to stealing money from a Kroger distribution center in Salem were sentenced in federal court Friday. Prosecutors say the three men ran a scheme that took millions of dollars from Kroger. 39-year-old Thomas Faulkner of Waynesboro,...
Tags: Trials, Home Improvement, Prisons, Moving and Storage, Theft
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Mother of suspect killed in attempted Kroger robbery files lawsuit
The mother of a local man fatally shot during an attempted robbery at a Kroger store in December filed a lawsuit against the supermarket chain for the wrongful death of her son. Toni Atkinson filed the lawsuit against The Kroger Company on July 13 in an...
Tags: Trials, Shootings, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft
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Corporations boost agricultural research funding
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - The gap between federal support for agricultural research at large public universities and private investment continues to grow - and the divide comes with increased threats to academic freedom and more instances of meddling in the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Environmental Issues, Separation of Church and State, Food Safety Programs, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Jun 15, 2012
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