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Ahold to wipe off $30 billion in sales
AMSTERDAM -- Ahold, will erase $30 billion in reported sales when it corrects the way it accounts for joint ventures, the Financial Times reported today.
United Food and Commercial Workers Union Rallies for Genuardi's Workers
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. -- Hundreds of unionized supermarket workers from as far away as Chicago today attended a rally in support of the right for the workers at Genuardi's Supermarkets to join the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. Genuardi's is owned by Safeway, one of the largest supermarket companies in the nation.

Whole Foods Market Opens Sixth Store in Atlanta, Georgia

AUSTIN, Texas, -- Whole Foods Market celebrated the grand opening of its new 40,000 square foot store in Midtown Atlanta today with a Bread-Breaking ceremony featuring celebrity chef Alton Brown, star of The Food Network's popular "Good Eats."
Marsh Supermarkets to Offer SureBeam Processed Fresh Ground Beef

SAN DIEGO -- SureBeam Corporation announced today that consumers can now buy SureBeam processed fresh ground beef at 67 Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. throughout Indiana and western Ohio.
Delhaize '02 Net Profit increases 19.8 percent

BRUSSELS -- Belgian retailer Delhaize Freres et Compagnie-Le Lion Thursday announced in 2002 its reported earnings increased by 19.3 percent to EUR178.3 million.
Ahold USA Reassures Suppliers and Consumers; Royal Ahold Names Interim CFO

AMSTERDAM - Ahold USA Inc., the parent company of six U.S. supermarket chains, has mounted a campaign to reassure suppliers and customers in the wake of a major accounting scandal at parent company Royal Ahold NV, according to an article in the Washington Post.
GMA Survey: Price an Increasing Concern for Consumers

WASHINGTON - Reflecting continuing concerns over the direction of the U.S. economy, consumers are twice as likely to consider price as a reason for purchasing a brand-name product as they were a year ago, according to a survey released Friday by the Grocery Manufacturers of America.
Kroger Fourth-quarter Earnings Rise

CINCINNATI - Leading supermarket chain Kroger Co. on Tuesday reported higher quarterly earnings although holiday sales were soft, and said 2003 earnings would be a few cents lower than analysts' average estimate.
Trader Joe's Looking for Locations in Twin Cities

MINNEAPOLIS - Monrovia, Calif.-based Trader Joe's Co. is looking for up to 10 locations as it prepares to enter the Twin Cities, according to real-estate sources cited by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal.
Barron's: Whole Foods Could Surge on Organics

Continued popularity of organic foods could bring glad tidings to Whole Foods Market, Inc.

Ahold to wipe off $30 billion in sales

United Food and Commercial Workers Union Rallies for Genuardi's Workers

Whole Foods Market Opens Sixth Store in Atlanta, Georgia

Marsh Supermarkets to Offer SureBeam Processed Fresh Ground Beef

Delhaize '02 Net Profit increases 19.8 percent

Ahold USA Reassures Suppliers and Consumers; Royal Ahold Names Interim CFO

GMA Survey: Price an Increasing Concern for Consumers

Kroger Fourth-quarter Earnings Rise

Trader Joe's Looking for Locations in Twin Cities

Barron's: Whole Foods Could Surge on Organics

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