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Weekly seafood advertisements can drive seafood sales.

WASHINGTON - Carlos Gutierrez, c.e.o. of the Kellogg Co., was tapped by President Bush to be Secretary of Commerce.

JASPER, Ind. - Buehler Foods, Indiana¿s largest privately owned independent retail food company, has selected viaLink¿s scan-based trading (SBT) solution to enhance visibility and drive profitability to trading partners across its supply chain.

WASHINGTON - American food shoppers are increasingly focusing on their diets as a way to achieve good health, according to a new report released today by the Food Marketing Institute and Prevention magazine.

SEATTLE - In the wake of national headlines about flu vaccine shortages, PCC Natural Markets here is joining forces with several natural food and health product manufacturers to donate "Wellness Baskets" containing natural flu prevention and treatment alternatives to fire stations and food banks throughout the greater Seattle area today.

WASHINGTON - New government limits on the sales of hundreds of cough and cold remedies could cause big problems for the food industry, Marsh Supermarkets s.v.p. of government affairs Joseph Heerens testified today before the House Government Reform Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources.

CINCINNATI - The Procter & Gamble Co. has granted an exclusive license of its proprietary "Gen-3" consumer behavior model and "Virtual Launch" new-product testing method to BASES, a unit of VNU Marketing Information and a global provider of simulated test results.

DENVER - Greenmont Capital Partners, a new private equity fund established by well-known natural and organic food industry leaders, together with prominent Colorado-based investors, yesterday said it has raised more than $15 million to begin operations. Greenmont will focus on emerging companies in the fast-growing natural and organic food, as well as related products, industries.