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CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Company on Thursday announced a new organization structure for its North American business, designed to improve speed to market, better leverage resources, and increase efficiency.

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc. said it will close its Cranston Logistics grocery warehouse operation in Cranston, R.I., in April and will lay off 226 workers, the Providence Journal reports.

WASHINGTON - There's a "serious possibility" that ongoing negotiations between some 18,000 unionized employees at Giant Food and Safeway in the Washington, D.C., area could collapse over health care and pension benefits issues, according to The Washington Post.

NEW YORK - Whole Foods Market today opened its new flagship store in Manhattan's new Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. At 59,000 square feet, the store is billed as the largest supermarket in Manhattan.

BOISE, Idaho - Albertsons today introduced "Blue Ribbon" Beef, a new, high-quality brand, to its supermarkets across the country. The new brand offers customers a wide range of high-quality roasts and tender-aged steaks that are "guaranteed twice" to meet their satisfaction.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Tyson Foods, Inc., the world's biggest meat processor, announced yesterday its intention of removing trans fats from its fully cooked retail products.

WASHINGTON - The Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) has petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to establish new regulations for carbohydrate nutrient content claims.

As the low-carb/high-protein craze continues, the sausage industry is smoking with new flavors and convenient products to augment continued category growth.