The Giant Co. will expand Flashfood partnership
US: UNFI ramps up business with new, existing customers in Q1
Strategic initiatives, new business, and strong retail and e-commerce performances boosted results at United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) for its fiscal 2021 first quarter. For the quarter ended October 31, net sales totaled $6.67bln, up 6% from $6.3bln a year earlier, UNFI said.
Canada: Market share gains continue in Empire’s second quarter fiscal 2021 earnings
Empire Company Limited (“Empire” or the “Company”) announced its financial results for the second quarter ended October 31, 2020. Net earnings for the second quarter of $0.60 per share reflect strong results with Food retailing net earnings of $162.8mln compared to $127.9mln last year, an increase of 27.3%. Total earnings per share last year included $0.06 of unusually large property disposals by Crombie Real Estate Investment Trust (“Crombie REIT”); removing this impact, total net earnings per share in