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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Sorry, Charley, but Sunshine State supermarkets were prepared to take whatever you could dish out on Friday.

TYLER, Texas - Brookshire Grocery Co. will open a second unit under the Olé Foods Store banner, in Corsicana, Texas, next week.

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - Wegmans Wine & Spirits, the alcoholic beverage department of Wegmans Food Markets, will be one of the key sponsors of this weekend's Jersey Fresh Wine & Food Festival at Mercer County Community College here.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The tainted Roma tomatoes believed to have sickened more than 416 people in five states who ate at Sheetz convenience stores in early July have reportedly been traced to farms in Florida and possibly South Carolina.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ¿ At its annual meeting held here yesterday, Spartan Stores, Inc.'s shareholders elected Gregory P. Josefowicz, president and c.e.o. of Borders Group, Inc., and Craig G. Sturken, chairman, president, and c.e.o. of Spartan Stores, to serve as directors for three-year terms through 2007.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, announced yesterday the launch of LabelTrends, a new service now available that monitors sales trends in 13 of the hottest consumer packaged goods (CPG) product segments, such as low-carb, low-fat, organic, and sugar-free.

CHICAGO - Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC, and Giant Food, both divisions of Ahold, yesterday announced the expansion of their online ordering and delivery service to the Baltimore area, with delivery set to begin Aug. 17.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion Supermarkets has signed a partnership agreement with Chicago-based CoolSavings, Inc., an online direct marketing and media company, to join the latter's Grocery Solutions Network, an Internet-based distribution network for printable and electronic coupons, as well as requested product samples.