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DALLAS -- Fresh food was among the categories that boosted first-quarter sales for convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc. here, also contributing to a fourfold increase in profit, the company said yesterday.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Meijer, Publix Super Markets, Tops Markets, Giant Foods - Carlisle, Schnuck Markets, Kroger's Southwest Division, and Harris Teeter make up the all-star retail cast participating this year in Produce for Kids, a campaign that promotes produce consumption while raising money for Children's Miracle Network-affiliated hospitals. The promotion, which begins in May, will run through early July and encompass more than 1,750 stores nationwide.

DALLAS -- Fresh food was among the categories that boosted first-quarter sales for convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc. here, also contributing to a fourfold increase in profit, the company said yesterday.

NEW YORK -- Amid mariachi music and margaritas, 37.6 million pounds of Hass avocados are expected to be consumed during next week's Cinco de Mayo festivities -- typically in the form of guacamole recipes, so said officials from the Mexican Hass Avocados Importer Association (MHAIA).

NEW YORK -- Amid mariachi music and margaritas, 37.6 million pounds of Hass avocados are expected to be consumed during next week's Cinco de Mayo festivities -- typically in the form of guacamole recipes, so said officials from the Mexican Hass Avocados Importer Association (MHAIA).

BOISE -- Against the backdrop of several years devoted to defending potatoes from various anti-carb attacks, the Idaho Potato Commission believes the new USDA food guidance system will help bolster its message that the fiber-rich tuber is part of a balanced diet.

HONOLULU -- Hawaii's biggest supermarket operator said late last week that it plans to roll out 15 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf units at both freestanding locations and inside its Foodland grocery stores in the state, according to the Honolulu Advertiser.

BOISE -- Against the backdrop of several years devoted to defending potatoes from various anti-carb attacks, the Idaho Potato Commission believes the new USDA food guidance system will help bolster its message that the fiber-rich tuber is part of a balanced diet.