Business: More Mergers: Jun. 18, 1928

Groceries. To its 3,972 units, the Kroger Grocery & Baking Co. last week added the 193 Foltz Grocery and Baking stores, the family trade of many a Kentucky and Ohio housewife, and a large Foltz warehouse and bakery. The public was not invited. Money for the purchase came out of Kroger's treasury.

Milk. To lowans, Jens Jensen means milk and produce. Coon Rapids, Iowa, last fortnight sent despatches to say that Armour & Co. had bought out the Jens Jensen properties (40 units).

Mechanical Merchants. Humanitarian gizzards pulsated last week upon mention of a new $25,000,000 corporation to manufacture and distribute machines which—for...

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