For the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Costco, Issaquah, Wash., reported a net sales increase of 6.0% to $16.92 billion with comparable store sales up 3.0%.
Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS Company LLC), Orlando, Fla. said that, beginning in December, Dole Fresh Fruit, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, will use iGPS’ all-plastic pallets with embedded RFID tags.
South Korea's Pulmuone Holdings Co. Ltd. said U.S. subsidiary Pulmuone U.S.A. Inc., Fullerton, Calif., completed its tender offer for Monterey Gourmet Foods.
Canadian dairy cooperative Agropur, Longueuil, Quebec, said its U.S. subsidiary,Trega Foods, purchased Green Meadows Foods, a cheese processor in Hull, Iowa.
Survey results from the eighth annual Most Memorable New Product Launch Survey show consumers had more memorable experiences with fast food launches than with technology, toys or personal care products.