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  • A&P Posts Fourth-quarter Loss

    MONTVALE, N.J. - Regional grocer Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Inc. on Friday said it swung to a quarterly loss, but said it has taken "decisive action" to reverse the declines.

  • Ahold: No Comment On Tesco Takeover Talk

    AMSTERDAM - Royal Ahold NV declined Thursday to comment on market rumors that U.K. supermarket chain Tesco PLC is looking at the possibility of taking it over.

  • Publix Shelves Internet Shopping

    LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets has put on hold plans to expand its PublixDirect Internet shopping service to the Orlando and Atlanta markets, according to a report in The Tampa Tribune.

  • SARS Closes Farmers Market

    SINGAPORE - A SARS outbreak caused the closing of Singapore's largest wholesale vegetable market this week, and a quarantine of all of its 2,400 workers.

  • Smart & Final Announces 4 Percent Sales Increase in First Quarter

    LOS ANGELES - Smart & Final Inc. today reported net income of $163,000, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the 12-week quarter ended March 23, 2003. First-quarter 2002 net income was $587,000, or $0.02 per diluted share.

  • Report: Unilever Looks to Sell Toothpaste Brands

    LONDON - Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever is said to be looking to sell several popular toothpaste brands and other businesses worth a total of $300 million to $400 million, industry sources said on Monday.

  • Fleming's Suppliers See Ripple Effect

    CHICAGO - The bankruptcy of grocery distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. is having a ripple effect on its food suppliers as companies ranging from Kraft Foods Inc. to Hershey Foods feel the pinch, according to a recent report by Reuters.

  • Success Confirmed for Second Edition of SIAL Montreal Exhibition

    MONTREAL - More than 686 exhibitors from 37 countries presented their products to 13,345 professionals in the food industry at SIAL Montreal 2003, the second North American edition of the International Food, Beverage, Wine and Spirits Exhibition held April 2-4.

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