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PITTSBURGH -- To the delight of both Epicureans and mainstream food shoppers, Giant Eagle here unveiled a new upscale Market District retail concept. The format adds a new dimension to the regional market leader's artful playbook.

PITTSBURGH -- To the delight of both Epicureans and mainstream food shoppers, Giant Eagle here unveiled a new upscale Market District retail concept. The format adds a new dimension to the regional market leader's artful playbook.

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Natural food products company Kashi here said yesterday that it would branch out into frozen entrees for the first time. The line will be available at retailers across the United States next month.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- A newly renovated Hannaford Supermarket in Belfast, Maine, featuring expanded departments and new services and products, will reopen tomorrow morning to the strains of a bagpipe played by a company associate and a flag raising performed by American Legion representatives.

LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Natural food products company Kashi here said yesterday that it would branch out into frozen entrees for the first time. The line will be available at retailers across the United States next month.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Gerber Products Co. here introduced its new line of USDA certified organic foods for babies and toddlers at a sun-splashed press luncheon held yesterday in New York City¿s Union Square Park. The new line, which will be available at mass merchandisers and grocery stores this weekend, consists of whole grain cereals, juices, dinners, and pureed fruits and vegetables. The company also used the luncheon as the venue to release the results of its "Feeding Babies and Toddlers Study" (FITS), some findings of which global director of nutrition and regulatory affairs Dr. Kathleen Reidy termed "shocking" and "disturbing."

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Gerber Products Co. here introduced its new line of USDA certified organic foods for babies and toddlers at a sun-splashed press luncheon held yesterday in New York City¿s Union Square Park. The new line, which will be available at mass merchandisers and grocery stores this weekend, consists of whole grain cereals, juices, dinners, and pureed fruits and vegetables. The company also used the luncheon as the venue to release the results of its "Feeding Babies and Toddlers Study" (FITS), some findings of which global director of nutrition and regulatory affairs Dr. Kathleen Reidy termed "shocking" and "disturbing."

DALLAS -- A healthy diet and lifestyle are key weapons in the fight to prevent cardiovascular disease -- the nation's No. 1 killer -- according to new American Heart Association diet and lifestyle recommendations published this week in "Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association."