Kroger Expands Ground Beef Recall
Kroger has expanded its recall to include ground beef products in foam tray packages wrapped in clear cellophane, or purchased from an in-store service counter from certain stores, Progressive Grocer reports. The announcement comes on the heels of the USDA identifying Nebraska Beef Ltd. as the supplier of ground beef products that were linked to E. coli-tainted ground beef sold in Michigan and central and northern Ohio Kroger stores. More »

Wal-Mart Goes Local
Wal-Mart said on Tuesday it had increased the number of local U.S. farmers that it works with by 50 percent in the past two years, and it would like to continue expanding that figure at a double-digit rate, Reuters reports. More »

Trouble Brewing: Starbucks to Close 600 U.S. Stores
Starbucks will begin closing 5 percent of its U.S. stores this summer as part of a wide-ranging effort to boost its bottom line and its stock price, The Seattle Times reports. More »

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