This, in turn, led to the grocery industry's interest.
The deal continues the rapid consolidation of the grocery industry.
The strike, the largest in the region's grocery industry in 25 years, has led many shoppers to support the workers by taking their business elsewhere.
The grocery industry sells fresh and largely raw products for consumers to use as ingredients in home cooking.
"It's an example of using play to gain insights into the real world, in this case, the economics of the grocery industry."
Consolidation in the grocery industry, for one thing, has clearly given an advantage to the buyers.
Farm groups generally side more with the grocery industry.
For most of his life, Brewer has been involved in business, largely in the grocery industry.
This new concept was considered necessary to remain competitive in the grocery industry, which faced slow growth during the mid-1980s.
The consumer groups said the grocery industry was pushing for such a proposal in legislation on pesticide.