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Rouses Plans New 'Epicurean Market' in Louisiana
THIBODAUX, La. - Rouses Markets, Louisiana's largest independent grocer, has announced plans to build a second store in St. Tammany Parish. The 62,000-square-foot upscale store, a newer concept known as the "Epicurean Market," will feature a full-service butcher shop, seafood market, deli, cafe, floral shop, and one of the largest supermarket selections of wines in the state.
COVER STORY: Invasion of privacy
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Stop & Shop Promotes '5-A-Day' and Healthy Eating With Store Tours for Schools

QUINCY, Mass. - Stop & Shop, an Ahold banner, hopes to teach kids a thing or two about healthy eating through store tours for children in grades K-3 during the 2004-2005 school year.
FRESH FOOD: The new frontier

At the cutting edge of private label, meat and produce are where a grocer can make or break its name.
GROCERY: Hanging in there

Packaged luncheon meats are responding to changing tastes and lifestyles -- and the challenge of the service deli.
Grocers Turn Down Colorado Union Offer, File to End Contract Nov. 3

DENVER - In the increasingly contentious contract talks between supermarket employees and major Colorado grocers Safeway, Albertsons, and King Soopers, corporate negotiators for the three retailers have rejected the United Food and Commercial Workers union's compromise offer to settle the dispute.
Coronet Foods Shutters Operations

WHEELING, W.V. - Blaming adverse publicity from a salmonella outbreak this past summer that sickened more than 400 people, Coronet Foods has pulled the plug on its operations.
Somerfield to Buy 114 U.K. Safeway Stores

BRISTOL, England - Somerfield Plc, which operates the Kwik Save and Somerfield grocery chains, has agreed to purchase 114 Safeway stores from William Morrison Supermarkets Plc for 260.2 million pounds (U.S.$478 million) in cash to increase its customer base, according to published reports.
First All Asia Food Expo Debuts in New York This Week

NEW YORK - The All Asia Food Expo, which exclusively features Asian food and beverage products sold to both retail and foodservice outlets, will make its national debut at New York City's Jacob K. Javits Center on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
Local Giant Food Stores Partner With Health Benefit Providers to Spotlight Healthier Items

CARLISLE, Pa. - Shoppers at 17 Giant Food Stores in the Harrisburg, Pa. area will be eligible for rebates on selected healthier foods and other products bought between Oct. 24 and Dec. 4. Additionally, members of the HealthAmerica and HealthAssurance health insurance plans will receive a gift and be eligible for prize drawings when they buy rebate-eligible products.

Rouses Plans New 'Epicurean Market' in Louisiana

COVER STORY: Invasion of privacy

Stop &amp; Shop Promotes '5-A-Day' and Healthy Eating With Store Tours for Schools

FRESH FOOD: The new frontier

GROCERY: Hanging in there

Grocers Turn Down Colorado Union Offer, File to End Contract Nov. 3

Coronet Foods Shutters Operations

Somerfield to Buy 114 U.K. Safeway Stores

First All Asia Food Expo Debuts in New York This Week

Local Giant Food Stores Partner With Health Benefit Providers to Spotlight Healthier Items

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Stop & Shop Promotes '5-A-Day' and Healthy Eating With Store Tours for Schools