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Kroger to Modify Labeling for Farm-Raised Salmon and Trout
CINCANNATI - The Kroger Co. will begin adding the words "color added" to the labels of all farm-raised fish from the Salmonid family, including salmon and trout, later this week.
WWRE and Germany's SINFOS GmbH Announce Alliance to Interconnect Data Pools
ALEXANDRIA, Va. and COLOGNE, Germany - In line with its plan to connect all major global data pools to its synchronization hub, the Internet-based business-to-business exchange WorldWide Retail Exchange is partnering with SINFOS GmbH, one of several leading European data pools.

Levi Strauss Taps European Supermarkets for New Line

LONDON - After a lengthy legal battle to keep its designer goods off the supermarket shelves, jeans maker Levi Strauss has announced plans to break into the mass market, The Independent reports.
Fleming Names Interim CFO; Expands Wholesale Chief's Role

DALLAS - Fleming Cos. Inc. on Friday named a member of the corporate turnaround team it brought aboard as the company's interim chief financial officer.
Court Approves Fleming Bankruptcy Financing

NEW YORK - Grocery distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. said on Tuesday that the bankruptcy court has conditionally approved $150 million in financing the company needs to reorganize.
Fleming's Suppliers See Ripple Effect

CHICAGO - The bankruptcy of grocery distributor Fleming Cos. Inc. is having a ripple effect on its food suppliers as companies ranging from Kraft Foods Inc. to Hershey Foods feel the pinch, according to a recent report by Reuters.
Supervalu Rolls Out Internet-based Business Portal to its Customers, Banners

MINNEAPOLIS - Distributor and retailer Supervalu on Monday reported that its Internet-based portal, SVHarbor, is now available to its retail customers and company-owned retail banners, providing easy access to enterprise solutions critical to their business operations.
Safeway's 1Q Same-Store Sales Flat

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. expects first-quarter earnings from continuing operations of 43 cents to 45 cents a share, and said same-store sales during the period were flat, while identical store sales fell 0.5 percent.
Fleming Takes Actions to Strengthen Liquidity, Support Trade Vendors and Enhance Restructuring Progress

DALLAS -- Fleming Companies, Inc. announced that the company has taken a number of key actions intended to strengthen its liquidity, further support trade vendors and assist its restructuring efforts as it proceeds through the Chapter 11 process.
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Kroger to Modify Labeling for Farm-Raised Salmon and Trout

WWRE and Germany's SINFOS GmbH Announce Alliance to Interconnect Data Pools

Levi Strauss Taps European Supermarkets for New Line

Fleming Names Interim CFO; Expands Wholesale Chief's Role

Court Approves Fleming Bankruptcy Financing

Fleming's Suppliers See Ripple Effect

Supervalu Rolls Out Internet-based Business Portal to its Customers, Banners

Safeway's 1Q Same-Store Sales Flat

Fleming Takes Actions to Strengthen Liquidity, Support Trade Vendors and Enhance Restructuring Progress

COVER STORY: Reclaiming lost dollars