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As the wine department gears up for summer, new varietals, cutting-edge packaging, and creative campaigns are making white wine white hot.

The past year has seen supermarkets re-evaluate store formats and merchandising strategies to keep ahead of -- or, in some cases, keep up with -- the competition.

Bottled water continues to ride an unquenchable popularity wave, with no crest in sight.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Kraft Foods, Inc., based here, yesterday bought Littleton, Mass.-based Veryfine Products, Inc., a juice maker that has been owned by the same family since 1900, according to published reports. Terms of the purchase weren't disclosed.

WASHINGTON - Acrylamide, a cancer-causing substance that has been found in fried potatoes, is also found in such foods as olives, prune juice, and teething biscuits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said. Still, scientists stress that the public health significance of acrylamide remains unknown.

As popular low-carb diets urge consumers to kiss spuds goodbye, potato producers whip into damage-control mode.

Low-carb mania is sweeping the nation, but is it a lifestyle change or just another oat bran-style fad?

NEW YORK - Whole Foods Market today opened its new flagship store in Manhattan's new Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. At 59,000 square feet, the store is billed as the largest supermarket in Manhattan.