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New York Food Industry Alliance Ramps Up Efforts To Sell Wine
ALBANY, N.Y. - Golub Corp. president and c.e.o. Neil Golub, who leads the Price Chopper supermarket chain, is one of several retailers who are spearheading a $73,000 campaign to modify New York's liquor stores and distributors on the right to sell wine, reports local business publication The Business Review.
Smucker to Acquire International Multifoods Corp.
ORRVILLE, Ohio, and MINNEAPOLIS - The J. M. Smucker Company today announced that it will acquire International Multifoods Corp. in a transaction valued at approximately $840 million.

Giant Eagle Reaches Settlement with Former Employee

PITTSBURGH - Regional grocery chain Giant Eagle has reached an undisclosed settlement with a former employee with Down syndrome who sued the company for firing him after he ate half a donut and put the other half back in the box for sale, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Tesco Negotiates to Purchase Half of Chinese Chain

LONDON - Tesco, the United Kingdom's leading food retailer, is in advanced talks to purchase a 50 percent stake in Ting Hsin International, owner of 25 hypermarkets in China, according to the Financial Times.
Family Sues Over Possible Mad Cow Exposure

SEATTLE - A woman whose family reportedly ate ground beef connected with the only detected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States has filed a class action against a supermarket chain, the Associated Press reports.
Survey: Consumer Spending Set for Modest Increase

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The short-term outlook for consumer spending has improved -- if only modestly -- with the approach of spring and the arrival of tax refunds, according to results from the latest online Retail Forward Monthly Shopper Update Survey of 4,000 U.S. primary household shoppers.
News From FMI Marketechnics

SAN FRANCISCO - The following announcements were presented at FMI Marketechnics this week:
NSF International Acquires Quality Assurance International

ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SAN DIEGO, Calif. - NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit company specializing in public health and safety risk management solutions, has acquired Quality Assurance International, Inc., which offers organic certification services.
Nash Finch Announces the Resignation of President/COO

MINNEAPOLIS - Retailer and distributor Nash Finch Company late Tuesday announced the resignation of Jerry L. Nelson, its president and chief operating officer. In a press release, Nelson said "the time is right" to do something different, but did not announce his immediate plans.
GMA: Food Industry Committed to Combating Obesity

WASHINGTON - The food and beverage industry is committed to helping reverse the growth of obesity, the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) testified on Tuesday before a Senate hearing on combating obesity in America.

New York Food Industry Alliance Ramps Up Efforts To Sell Wine

Smucker to Acquire International Multifoods Corp.

Giant Eagle Reaches Settlement with Former Employee

Tesco Negotiates to Purchase Half of Chinese Chain

Family Sues Over Possible Mad Cow Exposure

Survey: Consumer Spending Set for Modest Increase

News From FMI Marketechnics

NSF International Acquires Quality Assurance International

Nash Finch Announces the Resignation of President/COO

GMA: Food Industry Committed to Combating Obesity

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