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COVER STORY: The Latin influence
Coast to coast, chains are vying to leave no Hispanic customer behind, but for the independents it's second nature.
5 A Day Enlists Peanuts Gang for Wal-Mart Halloween Campaign
WILMINGTON, Del. - Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang are joining forces with the world's biggest retailer this Halloween season to encourage children to treat themselves to good health by eating a colorful variety of at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day.

Report: Fresh-cut Remains Fastest-growing Produce Segment

ALEXANDRIA, Va. ¿ With $12 billion in annual sales, precut, prewashed packaged fruits and vegetables remain the fastest-growing segment in the produce sector, with plenty of room still to grow, according to new research from the International Fresh-cut Produce Association (IFPA).
Grocery Categories Drive BJ's Wholesale Club's Healthy September Performance

NATICK, Mass. - Food and other grocery-related product segments were the clear leaders in sales growth for BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. in September, the company said yesterday.
Giant's Nature's Promise Line A Response to Demand for Natural Value

LANDOVER, Md. ¿ Giant Food of Landover's new Nature¿s Promise line of health-oriented private label products was created specifically to address Giant Food shoppers' demand for a better value offering in organic and natural foods, the chain said yesterday.
General Mills Cereals to Use Only Whole Grain

MINNEAPOLIS - General Mills said yesterday that it will begin to make all of its Big G breakfast cereals with whole grain, the first leading food manufacturer in the category to do so.
FRESH FOOD: The big cheese

With an expertly run specialty cheese section, any retailer can find itself with a major slice of this rapidly fermenting category.
COVER STORY: The trouble with kids today

Childhood obesity is a complex problem, but supermarkets can be part of the solution.
Quash of Proposed Ban Could Energize Hemp-based Foods Business

SAN FRANCISCO - The Justice Department's decision not to challenge a February ruling that overturned the Bush administration's ban on hemp-derived foods has opened a way for such products to gain popularity in the United States, said industry observers.
Wal-Mart Seeks To `Set Record Straight' in California

BRISBANE, Calif. -- In an unprecedented effort to communicate the facts about its business and employment practices, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. yesterday delivered an open letter to the citizens of California.

COVER STORY: The Latin influence

5 A Day Enlists Peanuts Gang for Wal-Mart Halloween Campaign

Report: Fresh-cut Remains Fastest-growing Produce Segment

Grocery Categories Drive BJ's Wholesale Club's Healthy September Performance

Giant's Nature's Promise Line A Response to Demand for Natural Value

General Mills Cereals to Use Only Whole Grain

FRESH FOOD: The big cheese

COVER STORY: The trouble with kids today

Quash of Proposed Ban Could Energize Hemp-based Foods Business

Wal-Mart Seeks To `Set Record Straight' in California

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