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  • GMA Backs U.S.-Peru Trade Agreement
    WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) yesterday submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee, urging the successful passage of the comprehensive U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).

  • Carter's Food Centers Shuts Down
    CHARLOTTE, Mich. -- Carter's Food Centers here has apparently closed all of its 14 stores located throughout northern and central Michigan this week, according to published reports.

  • Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, International Paper Roll Out Earth-friendly Cup
    WATERBURY, Vt. -- Green Mountain Coffee Roasters (GMCR) here and Stamford, Conn.-based International Paper (IP) today introduced the only all-natural paper hot-beverage cup available in consumer outlets nationally.

  • 'Everyone's Hero' Plays Starring Role in IGA KidsFest Marketing Event
    CHIGAGO, Ill. -- IGA based here, along with partners IDT Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, have aligned to promote the feature-length animated movie, "Everyone's Hero," during the national IGA KidsFest marketing event to be held in participating stores July 23-Aug. 6.

  • Wal-Mart, Tortilla Supplier, Others Fight Spina Bifida
    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is joining forces with the Spina Bifida Association (SBA), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), and GRUMA S.A. de C.V., a corn flour and tortilla supplier, to help fight Spina Bifida, said the partners yesterday during NCLR's 2006 Annual Conference in Los Angeles.

  • Healthy Products Gain Ground in Snack Market: Study
    NEW YORK -- Americans increased interest in health is causing a shift in the types of snack foods they buy, driving the market -- which saw $61 billion in sales last year -- toward healthier products, according to market research firm Packaged Facts.

  • Wal-Mart, Tortilla Supplier, Others Fight Spina Bifida
    BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. is joining forces with the Spina Bifida Association (SBA), the National Council of La Raza (NCLR), and GRUMA S.A. de C.V., a corn flour and tortilla supplier, to help fight Spina Bifida, said the partners yesterday during NCLR's 2006 Annual Conference in Los Angeles.

  • 'Everyone's Hero' Plays Starring Role in IGA KidsFest Marketing Event
    CHIGAGO, Ill. -- IGA based here, along with partners IDT Entertainment and 20th Century Fox, have aligned to promote the feature-length animated movie, "Everyone's Hero," during the national IGA KidsFest marketing event to be held in participating stores July 23-Aug. 6.

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