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  • Ahold Shares Rise Following Report of New Strategy

    AMSTERDAM -- Shares in Ahold rose today as the market welcomed the news that the company's new chief executive will unveil a new strategy Sept. 4, even before 2002 results are known, to rebuild the shattered confidence of shareholders who saw their investments evaporate in the wake of the accounting scandal, Reuters reports.

  • ACNielsen Study: Parents Blame Selves for Kids' Obesity

    CHICAGO -- Parents, not fast-food restaurants, are most responsible for the rise of obesity in American children, according to a new ACNielsen survey.

  • Safeway Food Bank Donations Top $5.2 Million

    DENVER - Company officials said on Monday that Safeway donated more than $5.2 million worth of food to the region's largest food bank during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003, as part of the grocer's comprehensive program to assist hunger-relief agencies in Colorado and surrounding states.

  • Albertsons' 'Back to School' Partnerships Benefit Education

    BOISE, Idaho - As area children and their families prepare to go back to school, Albertsons is partnering with several vendors to give back over $5 million to communities during the back to school season.

  • Fresh Brands Unveils Pig Stop Fuel/C-Store

    SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - Fresh Brands Inc. on Wednesday announced the opening of another of its new "flagship" design Piggly Wiggly Fresh MarketCircle stores in Sheboygan, Wis., featuring the company's first Pig Stop fuel/convenience store.

  • FMI Study: Supermarket Pharmacy Expansion Continues

    WASHINGTON -- Supermarket pharmacies continued to experience the fastest retail pharmacy growth rate in 2002, according to a new Food Marketing Institute (FMI) study, "Report From the 2003 Supermarket Pharmacy Survey."

  • FMI, GMA Applaud New Anti-Theft Proposal

    WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) are among the supporters of a new proposal by Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, to combat what has become one of the most serious retail security challenges -- organized retail theft (ORT).

  • Supermarket GROCERY Business: Cool ideas in frozens

    Better ingredients, ethnic offerings, and "homemade" center plate entrees are upping the ratings of the 50-year-old TV dinner category.
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