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Whole Foods Set to Unveil New 'Landmark' Store
AUSTIN, Tex. -- Whole Foods Market is gearing up for the grand opening of a new Austin "landmark store" and world headquarters on March 3. The new 80,000 sq. ft. store, will serve as a key anchor of Austin's downtown revitalization efforts. Its opening coincides with Whole Foods' 25th anniversary.
Henry's Farmers Market to Hire Up to 220 Employees for Two New Stores
GILBERT, Ariz. -- Henry's Farmers Market, Wild Oats' fresh foods grocery store, plans to hire up to 220 full- and part-time employees for its new stores here in the Gilbert Commons shopping center and Mirador Square shopping center. Both stores are scheduled to open in late March.

GROCERY: Top of the pops

Carbonated soft drink supermarket growth is being fueled by diets and flavors.
H-E-B Central Market Launches New Private Label Products

KERRVILLE, Texas -- The spread of the good-for-you private label movement continues, this time with respected specialty merchandiser H-E-B Central Market throwing its hat into the ring.
FMI Rolls Out Plans for All-New FMI Show in 2005

WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute (FMI) yesterday unveiled details of the 2005 FMI Show, which will be held May 1 to May 3 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in downtown Chicago.
FRESH FOOD: Berry healthy

Their rep as superfoods more solid than ever, fresh berries are poised to surmount the barriers of price spikes and seasonality.
FRESH FOOD: Hard rain

The aftermath of turbulent weather cast a cloud over the PMA Show, but innovative ideas still shone through.
FMI Study: Shoppers Demand Healthier Foods, More Nutrition Information

WASHINGTON - American food shoppers are increasingly focusing on their diets as a way to achieve good health, according to a new report released today by the Food Marketing Institute and Prevention magazine.
New Low-Price Plan at Giant Eagle Focuses on Popular Items

PITTSBURGH ¿ Even if the Pittsburgh Steelers are defeated by their cross-state NFL rivals the Philadelphia Eagles this weekend, Steel City residents could still walk away winners as a result of a new price reduction strategy rolled out by the market leading supermarket chain Giant Eagle.
Coronet Foods Shutters Operations

WHEELING, W.V. - Blaming adverse publicity from a salmonella outbreak this past summer that sickened more than 400 people, Coronet Foods has pulled the plug on its operations.

Whole Foods Set to Unveil New 'Landmark' Store

Henry's Farmers Market to Hire Up to 220 Employees for Two New Stores

GROCERY: Top of the pops

H-E-B Central Market Launches New Private Label Products

FMI Rolls Out Plans for All-New FMI Show in 2005

FRESH FOOD: Berry healthy

FRESH FOOD: Hard rain

FMI Study: Shoppers Demand Healthier Foods, More Nutrition Information

New Low-Price Plan at Giant Eagle Focuses on Popular Items

Coronet Foods Shutters Operations