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  • Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, International Paper Roll Out Earth-friendly Cup

    WATERBURY, Vt. -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) here and Stamford, Conn.-based International Paper (IP) today introduced the only all-natural paper hot-beverage cup available in consumer outlets nationally.
  • Stone Fruit Program Highlights 'Washington Difference'

    WENATCHEE, Wash. -- To help differentiate its stone fruit from other states, Stemilt Growers here is rolling out a point-of-sale program to showcase its peaches and nectarines this summer that feature some of Washington's better-known icons, including the snow-capped peaks of Mt. Rainer, and the lush forests that blanket the Evergreen State.
  • PMA, FMI, IFDA Team Up For GTIN Pilot

    NEWARK, Del. -- The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here is working with the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA), and GS1-US to implement a four-month-long pilot program with select buyers and sellers to gauge the impact of employing the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) to improve supply chain efficiency and profitability.
  • Albertsons Issues Salmonella Warning on Carrots

    BOISE, Idaho -- Albertsons, LLC here issued a warning that Grimmway Classic Cut and Peeled baby one-pound carrots with a "Best If Used By" date of June 17, 2006, and lot number 138221E6 could be tainted with salmonella.
  • CAB To Use Source Verification

    WOOSTER, Ohio -- Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) here has endorsed the American Angus Association's AngusSource program as a second avenue for cattle to be considered under its brand evaluation protocol.
  • Canadian Grocer to Offer 'Truly Biodegradable' Bag

    OTTAWA, Canada -- Savory's Fine Foods, which will open a new Fresh Food Centre measuring about 15,000 square feet at Bayshore Shopping Centre here on June 15, will become the first grocer in the Canadian capital city to provide consumers with what it calls a 'truly biodegradable' grocery bag -- one that employs 'oxo-degradable' technology from Vancouver, B.C.-based EPI Environmental Products, Inc.
  • Minute Maid Raising Prices for Chilled Premium OJ

    HOUSTON -- Minute Maid said earlier this week it will raise wholesale prices for chilled premium orange juice by 5 percent to 6 percent, effective July 1.
  • A&P Canada Debuts Reusable Shopping Bag

    TORONTO -- Ontario shoppers now have another choice beside the usual paper or plastic grocery bags: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. of Canada (A&P Canada) here has launched a reusable shopping bag. Made from 100 percent recycled material, the handheld, machine-washable foldable bag is being hailed by the retailer as "an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative" to plastic.
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