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Pompeian shared information about its latest fortified functional foods at the recent 2009 American Dietetic Association Food & Nutrition Conference, which took place Oct. 18 to Oct. 20 in Denver.
British candy maker Cadbury, PLC rejected a new 9.8 billion pound (US $16.4 billion) hostile bid from Kraft Foods, Inc. yesterday, after Kraft refused to up a previous offer.
Walmart, Kroger, Target, Safeway, Publix and Wegmans were cited as consistent top performers in the eyes of their trading partners since 1997, according to results of Cannondale Associates’ annual PoweRanking Study.
Snyder’s of Hanover will purchase Utz Quality Foods, Inc., pending clearance from the Federal Trade Commission, Snyder’s president and CEO Carl E. Lee Jr. said yesterday. The terms of the deal were not disclosed
Richardson Brands, a portfolio company of New York-based investment company Founders Equity, has received a $1.7 million New York State grant to expand the manufacturing operation at its Canajoharie, N.Y., headquarters.
ConAgra Foods, Inc. will sponsor the 24th annual National Grocers Association (N.G.A.) Best Bagger Championship, to be held Feb. 11, 2010, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas.
To help celebrate The Kroger Co. celebrate its recent $1 million milestone donation to local Komen affiliates through the “Kroger Salutes Survivors” program, Yoplait helped wrap the philanthropic-minded retailer’s corporate headquarters building in downtown Cincinnati in pink to support breast cancer awareness.
A number of industry executives have been elected to serve as new members and officers of the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s 2009-2010 board of directors.
Four companies that participated in the recently wrapped Produce Marketing Association’s (PMA) Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition in Anaheim, Calif. -- which this year posted a record attendance of over 19,000 -- received “Best of Show” awards for their exhibits’ outstanding salesmanship and presentation excellence.
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GoMeals iPhone App Helps People with Diabetes Eat Healthy Anywhere
Sanofi-aventis U.S. yesterday launched GoMeals, a new iPhone application, or app, designed to help people living with diabetes make healthy food choices.
Kroger Atlanta Stores Offer Free Vision Assessment
In a bid to promote eye health awareness and encourage regular eye exams, 10 of The Kroger Co.’s metro Atlanta stores have begun offering free self-service vision assessments as part of an alliance with health care technology provider SoloHealth.
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 Progressive Grocer's 2009 Produce Operations Review
Against a trying backdrop of persistently weak economic conditions, fierce competition and financially wary shoppers, supermarket produce departments faced much harsher headwinds during the past 12- month period than they have in recent years, as evidenced by marginal comparable-sales gains and a tentative outlook for the balance of the year, according to results of Progressive Grocer's 2009 Annual Produce Operations Review.
 PG's CES: Inside the Market Basket: Economical Choices Bring Grocery Gains
Total supermarket sales were $430.3 billion, up $13.2 billion from the $417.2 billion recorded in 2007 -- continuing the trend of slightly higher percentage increases in each of the past five years, according to Progressive Grocer's 62nd Annual Consumer Expenditures Study (CES), now greatly expanded from the eight-page print edition to 35 pages of research.
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