Feds Charge Big-Time NorCal Wine Distributor Execs In Pay-for-Placement Scheme at Stores Run By Safeway Owner

Feds Charge Big-Time NorCal Wine Distributor Execs In Pay-for-Placement Scheme at Stores Run By Safeway Owner

Safeway’s parent company Albertson’s has been taking wine shipments from a distributor whose former executives are accused of making elaborate bribes in exchange for prime placement on the grocery shelves.

Published by sfist.com at 2026-03-09 21:10:00