New Product Launches

NEW YORK - The bottled water market is currently experiencing a period of pronounced growth that shows little sign of slowing, according to a report by MarketResearch.com.

SureBeam Corporation, provider of electron beam and x-ray food safety systems and services for the food industry, announced today that the U.S. Postal Service will use SureBeam's technology to eliminate the threat of anthrax in the U.S. mail system.

UCCnet announced on Wednesday the launch of SYNCtrack, a comprehensive tool kit that lets companies quickly integrate global data synchronization across enterprise, supply chain and electronic commerce systems.

Acirca Inc., maker of Walnut Acres ready-to-eat organic soup, announced on Thursday it has acquired ShariAnn's Organics, the second largest ready-to-eat certified organic soup company in the United States.

Acirca Inc. announced on Wednesday it has acquired Mountain Sun, the number one brand of certified organic juice in the United States.

General Mills (NYSE:GIS - news) today reported record results for its fiscal 2002 first quarter. Sales for the 13 weeks ended Aug. 26, 2001, grew 6 percent to $1.77 billion, fueled by 5 percent growth in the company's worldwide unit volume.

Kraft Foods Inc. (NYSE: KFT - news), a global leader in branded foods and beverages, today announcedthat it has purchased the It's Pasta Anytime! convenient meal business and certain assets from Borden Foods Corporation. The brand was introduced in April 2000, andyear one retail revenues were about $36 million.

Bread & Circus Whole Foods Market, the world's largest natural and organic foods supermarket, will open its third store in Cambridge on Aug. 22. Located at 340 River Street (just off Memorial Drive), the state-of-the-art natural foods supermarket is the company's largest in Massachusetts.