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Local Giant Food Stores Partner With Health Benefit Providers to Spotlight Healthier Items
CARLISLE, Pa. - Shoppers at 17 Giant Food Stores in the Harrisburg, Pa. area will be eligible for rebates on selected healthier foods and other products bought between Oct. 24 and Dec. 4. Additionally, members of the HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance health insurance plans will receive a gift and be eligible for prize drawings when they buy rebate-eligible products.
Whole Foods Survey Finds 27 Percent More Organic Consumers
AUSTIN, Texas - More than one-quarter of Americans (27 percent) are eating more organic products than just one year ago. Just two years after the U.S., according to the 2004 Whole Foods Market Organic Foods Trend Tracker survey.

Big 8 Food Stores Pilots IBM POS-enabled Smart Cards for EBT Program

El PASO, Texas - Big 8 Food Stores is participating in a one-year pilot that will test the use of new smart cards on IBM point-of-sale systems to conduct electronic benefits transactions for participants in the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program.
99 Cents Only Stores Reports Lower 3Q Earnings, Executive Changes

CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. - 99 Cents Only Stores yesterday posted net income of $4.7 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, down from $12.1 million for the third quarter of 2003.
BJ's, Local Kids to Show Support for Overseas Military Personnel

NATICK, Mass. - BJ's Wholesale Club has joined up with thousands of children to support military men and women serving overseas.
First Northern California Wal-Mart Supercenter Opens Today

STOCKTON, Calif. - Wal-Mart opens its first supercenter in Northern California at 8 a.m. today. The store, on East Hammer Lane here, features more than 100,000 products, including general merchandise and a full line of groceries.
Wild Oats Goes Online With Peapod, Refreshes Pet Departments

CHICAGO - Wild Oats Markets, Inc., a national natural and organic foods retailer, and Peapod, Ahold USA's Internet grocer, are now offering more than 200 Wild Oats branded to Chicago-area shoppers on the Peapod online grocery site.
New FDA Produce Safety Action Plan Revealed at PMA

ANAHEIM, Calif. ¿ A workshop on food safety was turned into a breaking news event at the Produce Marketing Association's convention here Monday, as an official with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the workshop panel took the opportunity to brief industry members on the government's new Produce Safety Action Plan, released just hours before.
Oxfam America Rates Supermarket Fair Trade Product Providers

BOSTON - International development agency Oxfam America, which yesterday launched Check Out Fair Trade, the second phase of its campaign to get more retailers to offer Fair Trade products, has issued its Supermarket Report Card on grocers offering such items, and Wild Oats and Ahold have earned top grades.
Partnership for Food Safety Education Launches Safe Produce-handling Campaign

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Partnership for Food Safety Education has unveiled a national food safety education campaign focusing on the safe handling of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Local Giant Food Stores Partner With Health Benefit Providers to Spotlight Healthier Items

Whole Foods Survey Finds 27 Percent More Organic Consumers

Big 8 Food Stores Pilots IBM POS-enabled Smart Cards for EBT Program

99 Cents Only Stores Reports Lower 3Q Earnings, Executive Changes

BJ's, Local Kids to Show Support for Overseas Military Personnel

First Northern California Wal-Mart Supercenter Opens Today

Wild Oats Goes Online With Peapod, Refreshes Pet Departments

New FDA Produce Safety Action Plan Revealed at PMA

Oxfam America Rates Supermarket Fair Trade Product Providers

Partnership for Food Safety Education Launches Safe Produce-handling Campaign

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