- In New Zealand, Heinz-Watties Australasia has announced that it will stop selling green ketchup, which hasn’t caught on there the same way it has in the US. No nukes, and no green ketchup…sensible people, the New Zealanders…
- Hy-Vee announced that it will spend $190 million on capital expenditures, including the possible entry into as-yet unnamed new markets, during 2003. The budget figure is about a third higher than the company’s typical annual capital expenditure budget. The best offense is a good offense…
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has issued a voluntary recall of Prima Della brand cheese due to possible contamination with listeria bacteria. There have been no reported illnesses associated with the product, Wal-Mart said. .
- McDonald’s has decided to close its 23 Donatos Pizzeria units in Atlanta because of disappointing sales. The division of McDonald’s still gas 180 units operating in seven U.S. states.
