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WASHINGTON - The interim final bioterrorism regulations released Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were viewed positively by the Food Marketing Institute and other food industry trade groups.

Promotions, new products, improved quality, and a world of different toppings are helping sales of frozen pizzas take off.

Working closely with charitable products not only helps a good cause, but also has a positive effect on the bottom line.

CHICAGO - Food makers have an opportunity to fatten up their profits by offering leaner products to capitalize on the growing market for healthier diets, according to a new Merrill Lynch investment analysis.

Supermarket sales rose 2 percent last year, a rate that notably lagged the gain of 2001 and underscored the significance of hard times and tough competition.

New applications enable retailers to yield higher sales and greater returns on their packaging investments.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government on Wednesday went ahead with its plan to refashion its well-known Food Guide Pyramid to help chubby Americans eat less and exercise more, Reuters reports.

TRENTON, N.J. -- It's going to be a peachy keen autumn for peach lovers, but produce department managers might have to do some juggling to fit them into that section.