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WHITE PLAINS, New York - Cadbury Schweppes plc has entered into an agreement to purchase Nantucket Allserve Inc. from Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. and its minority shareholders for an undisclosed sum.

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday said companies must do more testing before they label food as free of genetically engineered ingredients, The Associated Press reports.

WASHINGTON, DC - Consumer products manufacturers are moving ahead with their plans to implement Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) initiatives, according to a study published by the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA).

NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. - NeXpansion and Penn Traffic have announced a partnership to offer the "Endless Aisle" service to shoppers in select P&C Food & Pharmacy stores beginning in April, 2002.

WASHINGTON - Homeland security chief Tom Ridge on Thursday told food industry officials the Bush administration is looking at making a single federal agency responsible for food safety, The Associated Press reports.

MEXICO CITY - Mexico's antitrust commission has found Coca-Cola Co. and 89 of its bottlers guilty of trying to shut key competitors out of Mexico's soft drink market, The Associated Press reports.

NEW YORK - Best Buy, Pathmark, Stop N Shop, Ranch Market, Vallarta Supermarkets, The Limited and Family Dollar Stores are among several retailers that will be making presentations and speaking on panels at this year's Store-Specific Merchandising and Marketing Conference.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. - The nation's largest food manufacturers and restaurant industry executives will gather at The Food Safety Summit in Washington, DC March 13-15 to discuss how to protect the nation's food supplies from the threat of bioterrorism.