W. Newell & Co., part of the Supervalu group, held its second annual expo July 24-25 in Indianapolis. In attendance were nearly 450 of the firm's customers.

The two-day event featured Harold Lloyd as the keynote speaker. His topic was "Merchandising magic and putting that 'Super back in your market," as well as his seven research revelations, or as he calls them, pearls.

PRINCETON, NJ -- In a longstanding Jersey Fresh tradition, a number of retailers and others involved in distributing and promoting farm products from New Jersey gathered here Thursday morning, July 19, to hear the state's governor and secretary of agriculture thank them for their ongoing support and to offer a brief update on the 2007 Jersey Fresh promotional campaign.

Citrus greening disease has been discovered in Florida's Hardee County, signifying a further spread of a disease that threatens one of the state's top agricultural crops.

"The greening was found outside of Zolfo Springs in Hardee County," said Andrew Meadows, director of communications for Florida Citrus Mutual, a member organization representing citrus growers in the state. "Hardee County is Florida's sixth-largest citrus-producing county in terms of acreage. It is located just south of Polk County, the state's largest citrus-producing county."

Lucky Stores was a well-known and respected name in the California supermarket industry for many generations until Albertsons bought the chain and retired the name in 1999. Many thought that Albertsons should have kept the Lucky name, which had a better reputation than the Albertsons moniker, especially in Northern California.

Albertsons has since sold most of its stores to Supervalu, and the 130-store Northern California division was recently purchased by Save Mart Supermarkets, a privately owned central California chain.

The new Washington, DC, office of Irvine, CA-based Western Growers Association will be headed by Cathleen Enright, a trade negotiator who has represented American agriculture industry interests in her capacity as deputy assistant U.S. Trade Representative as well as previous positions in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. State Department.

ANAHEIM, CA -- More than 1,000 produce, floral and foodservice industry representatives attended the Fresh Produce & Floral Council Expo July 24 at the Disneyland Hotel, here.

The oldest event of its kind in the country, the expo is designed to give front-line personnel an inside glimpse at the produce and flowers they sell to consumers each day.