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CINCINNATI -- ECR consulting and training firm the Partnering Group here announced yesterday the passing of Tim Flannigan, a managing partner and business center leader for TPG's Retail Strategy and Business Planning Practice. Flannigan, who was 53, died on March 25.

The Annual Meat Conference made good use of the timeless truism that if you want to find out what consumers are thinking, just ask them.

CINCINNATI -- ECR consulting and training firm the Partnering Group here announced yesterday the passing of Tim Flannigan, a managing partner and business center leader for TPG's Retail Strategy and Business Planning Practice. Flannigan, who was 53, died on March 25.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Target Stores, General Mills, and Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. were yesterday named winners of this year's Consumer 360 Awards, co-sponsored by three VNU business publications, Progressive Grocer, Convenience Store News, and Brandweek. The awards were presented here at the Consumer 360 conference hosted by ACNielsen U.S. and Spectra, both VNU businesses.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- VNU Marketing Information yesterday unveiled new services at Consumer 360, the educational and networking event for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. Consumer 360 is sponsored by ACNielsen U.S. and Spectra, both units of VNU and part of the VNU Marketing Information Group.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Target Stores, General Mills, and Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. were yesterday named winners of this year's Consumer 360 Awards, co-sponsored by three VNU business publications, Progressive Grocer, Convenience Store News, and Brandweek. The awards were presented here at the Consumer 360 conference hosted by ACNielsen U.S. and Spectra, both VNU businesses.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- VNU Marketing Information yesterday unveiled new services at Consumer 360, the educational and networking event for the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. Consumer 360 is sponsored by ACNielsen U.S. and Spectra, both units of VNU and part of the VNU Marketing Information Group.

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven, Inc., based here, said yesterday that its new combined distribution center (CDC) in Auburn, a suburb of Seattle, Wash., has allowed the convenience retailer to launch daily delivery of fresh prepared foods to customers in the Pacific Northwest. Through partnerships with multiple food companies, 7-Eleven is able to offer pastries, gourmet sandwiches, wraps, entrees, and other ready-to-eat and perishable foods in the region. The CDC opened March 1.