According to The Wall Street Journal, two more private-equity firms have come up as potential buyers for Harris Teeter Supermarkets, Inc. (NYSE:HTSI). According to the news report, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. is considering a number of grocery chains for potential bids, including Harris Teeter. The report added that Bain Capital Private Equity is also interested in purchase. According to the news report, Bain did not return a request from the Charlotte Business Journal and Peter Duda, a spokesman for Cerberus said, “Per policy, Cerberus doesn't comment on market rumor and speculation. Harris Teeter also declined to comment. Harris Teeter has announced in February 2013 that it had retained J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as a financial adviser to assist the company as it considered strategic alternatives. Till now Koninklijke Ahold N.V. (ENXTAM:AH), The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) have also been included in possible interested firms. Publix Super Markets, Inc. has said previously speculation about its interest in Harris Teeter is just a rumor.

The Kroger Co. unveiled a clean energy production system that will convert food that cannot be sold or donated into clean energy to help power its Ralphs/Food 4 Less distribution center in Compton, CA. The anaerobic conversion system will process more than 55,000 tons of organic food waste into renewable energy annually, providing power for the more than 650,000 square foot distribution center. By diverting that food waste, the equivalent of 150 tons per day, the system will also reduce area truck trips by more than 500,000 miles each year. The Kroger Recovery System uses a sophisticated process to convert the carbon in organic material into a renewable source of methane.

The Kroger Co. announced Scott M. Henderson has been named Vice President of Pension Investment and Strategy, and Todd A. Foley has been named Vice President and Treasurer, effective with their elections by Kroger's Board of Directors expected on June 27, 2013. Mr. Henderson, 57, currently serves as Kroger's vice president and treasurer, a position he has held since 2003. He will lead a new team that is responsible for overseeing nearly $12 billion of assets. Mr. Foley, 43, currently serves as Kroger's assistant corporate controller. He replaces Mr. Henderson as treasurer. Mr. Foley's replacement will be named at a later date.