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  • Knorr Connects With Latinos Over Rice Recipes
    In response to thousands of rice dish recipes from entrants in its nationwide Recetas Arrozísimas contest, Knorr has chosen the three semifinalists to appear on its 2.2-pound bouillon jar – a first for the venerable brand. Arriving in stores at the end of the summer, the new jars will enable shoppers to try out the recipes for themselves.

  • U.S. Foodservice Embarks on $33 Million Expansion
    U.S. Foodservice broke ground Friday to expand its Port Orange, Fla., division’s food distribution center to 409,000 square feet, which should facilitate the ongoing growth of the company’s central Florida distribution business.

  • Food, Beverages Rival Vitamins, Supplements for Consumer Wellness Interest
    Consumer interest in food and beverages that offer health benefits is greater than, or similar to, interest in vitamins and supplements that provide the same health-and-wellness benefits, according to a new global study conducted by New York-based Ipsos Marketing, Consumer Goods.

  • FMI Backs Senate Passage of Kids’ Nutrition Law, Decries Funding Cut
    The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) expressed support for the U.S. Senate’s passage last week of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which, according to the Arlington, Va.-based trade organization, “ensure[s] low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals through the federal food program.”

  • Following Settlement with FTC, Tops to Sell 7 Penn Traffic Stores
    To settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that its recent acquisition of 79 stores from the Penn Traffic Co. was anticompetitive in several areas of New York and Pennsylvania, Tops Markets, LLC has agreed to sell seven of the supermarkets.

  • Hiller’s Helps Customers with Pediatric Health
    Experts at Hiller’s Markets will help parents navigate the store to find the appropriate cereals to give babies, and the best fruits and vegetables to introduce, as well as how to prepare them.

  • Super 1 Foods Uses NuVal Scores for Healthy School Lunches
    Brookshire Grocery Co.-owned and Super 1 Foods & Discount Pharmacy stores is looking to make packing a healthy school lunch easy with its “Super Fun Lunch” box value meals that are prepared and sold in the deli and are based mainly on NuVal scores.

  • Fresh & Easy to Reduce Store Water Consumption 30 Percent
    Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market has embarked on an ambitious plan to reduce water consumption in its stores by 30 percent through the use of EnviroTower water-conditioning technology.
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