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  • Kroger Opens Third Ohio Marketplace
    CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. here cut the ribbon a 101,000-square-foot Marketplace format store in Dublin, Ohio, which marks the third such unit in the central part of the state. Kroger's other area Marketplace stores, which combine general merchandise with grocery, are located in Clintonville and Columbus.

  • METRO Group Goes Live with Gen 2 RFID Technology
    DUSSELDORF, Germany -- Retail giant Metro Group here has gone live with Gen 2 RFID (radio frequency identification) technology in its Cash & Carry wholesale stores throughout Germany. As of the first of April, Metro suppliers have been able to ship tagged pallets with Gen 2 RFID technology.

  • Second Harvest, Hormel Forge Partnership to Fight Hunger
    AUSTIN, Minn. -- Hormel Foods Corp. and America's Second Harvest signed a two-year agreement to work together to combat hunger in the United States.

  • Low Levels of Benzene Found in Some Soft Drinks: FDA
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Private label sodas from two supermarket chains were among the soft drink products tested over a number of months by the FDA that were found to contain the cancer-causing chemical benzene in some soft drinks, but not at high enough levels to cause harm, the U.S. agency said last Friday.

  • FMI, GMA to Launch In-store Food Pyramid Campaign in Fall
    WASHINGTON D.C. -- A task force comprised of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and the Food Marketing Institute plans for a fall launch of a new multi-year, in-store promotion campaign to promote the USDA's new food pyramid dietary guidelines, and it has picked Pittsburgh-based retail marketing firm MatchPoint Marketing here to create the campaign.

  • Core-Mark Sales Up 9 Percent in Q1 '06
    SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Distributor Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. here said Friday that net sales climbed 9 percent for the quarter ended March 31, 2006, coming in at $1.2 billion.

  • Bi-Lo Honored for Diversity Efforts
    GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Bi-Lo Supermarkets here was recently recognized for its efforts to promote diversity among its supplier partners, by a local group.

  • Consumers Want More Dynamic Supermarkets: Study
    WESTPORT, Conn. -- Shoppers would like more dynamic and exciting companies such as Starbucks, Whole Foods, Nordstrom's, or Disney to take over and run their local supermarkets, according to a research study conducted by New England Consulting Group (NECG) here.

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