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  • Next Year to Be a Busy One for CPG Companies, With New Trends on the Horizon

    NAPLES, N.Y. -- This was a year of transition for many packaged goods marketers, paving the way for an extremely active year for new products in 2006, according to global business information provider Datamonitor. New packaged goods rollouts in the United States are up 6.5 percent from last year, though Oct. 31, 2005, as the end of low-carbmania has allowed other health-and-wellness-related trends to take hold.
  • United, University of Georgia Partner for Produce Food Safety Workshop

    WASHINGTON -- The United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United) and the University of Georgia (UGA) Food Science Extension Outreach Program are partnering once again to co-host a fresh produce industry food safety workshop.
  • HEB Giving Away Dream Home in Texas

    SAN ANTONIO -- Regional retailer H.E. Butt Grocery Co. is kicking off the holiday season with a gift as big as Texas and 100 years in the making. As the last customer promotion of the company's yearlong Centennial Celebration, one lucky South Texas resident will win one of two new homes valued at $200,000 each, plus $50,000 in HEB's Texas Home Giveaway contest.
  • Existing EDI Systems Sufficient to Meet Bioterrorism Requirements, says GMA

    WASHINGTON -- The commonly used Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) will allow manufacturers and others to meet the record-keeping requirements specified in the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, which go into effect on Dec. 9, according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
  • Produce Trade Associations Offer Melon Food Safety Guidance

    WASHINGTON -- In a joint effort to help the fresh produce industry ensure the highest levels of food safety, the United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United), based here, and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) have released "Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Melon Supply Chain."
  • Ahold Settles Securities Class Action in the United States and Litigation Abroad

    AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - Royal Ahold NV, the world's fourth-largest food retail and foodservice group in sales and the parent company of Ahold USA, said today that it has come to an agreement with the lead plaintiffs to settle a securities class action, In re Royal Ahold N.V. Securities & ERISA Litigation, which was pending before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland in Baltimore.
  • Hurricanes and Uncertainty Hit Albertsons Q3 Figures

    BOISE, Idaho -- Impact from four hurricanes and uncertainty about the future of the company's assets negatively impacted Albertsons' third quarter performance, the retailer said yesterday.
  • Peapod by Stop & Shop Adds Two Facilities in New Jersey

    QUINCY, Mass. and CHICAGO -- Stop & Shop and Internet grocer Peapod, LLC said yesterday that they have added two new distribution centers in New Jersey, which will kick off service to additional ZIP codes in the central part of the state Nov. 29.
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