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  • COVER STORY: The Niemann formula

    Maximize operational efficiency, consumer value, and employee satisfaction. That's all the Niemanns did in opening 22 successful new stores in the last three years. Simple, right?
  • U.S. Soft Drinks Saw Modest Sales Growth in 2001

    NEW YORK - Carbonated soft drink sales increased a mere 0.5 percent in the United States in 2001, an increase of about 54 million cases over 2000, based on preliminary statistics released today from Beverage Marketing Corporation.
  • Study: Supermarkets Are Replacing Small Food Shops in France

    PARIS - Local food shops or "epiceries" in France have decreased by more than 70 percent over the past 30 years after supermarket chains made their debut, according to a report released today by the government statistics agency, INSEE, The Associated Press reports.
  • Corporate Coalition Fights High Drug Prices

    WASHINGTON - Some of the nation's largest employers including Wal-Mart joined a group of governors on Monday in urging Congress to close loopholes used by big drug companies to delay generics from reaching pharmacy shelves, Newark, New Jersey's Star-Ledger newspaper reports.
  • Fresh Brands Reports Record Sales and EPS for 2001

    SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Fresh Brands Inc. today reported record sales and earnings per share for its fiscal year ended Dec. 29, 2001.
  • Study Suggests Dangerous Food Bacteria is Long-term Problem

    WASHINGTON - A new report conducted for the Institute of Food Technologists suggests America's food supply will be threatened by dangerous bacteria for a long time as new germs arrive in imported products and microbes already here develop in new forms, The Associated Press reports.
  • Consumer Prices Rise in January, Lifted by Higher Prices for Gasoline, Food

    WASHINGTON - The government reported today that consumer inflation rose 0.2 percent in January, lifted by the largest increase in gasoline prices in four months and higher prices for fruits and vegetables, The Associated Press reports.
  • Mrs. Smith's Bakeries Acquires Gordon's Pies Brand

    SUWANEE, Ga. - Mrs. Smith's Bakeries, the country's leading frozen dessert company and a business unit of Flowers Foods, has acquired the Gordon's Pies brand of baked fruit pies.
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