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Low-carb mania is sweeping the nation, but is it a lifestyle change or just another oat bran-style fad?

MILWAUKEE - Customer satisfaction among Americans hit a nine-year high in 2003, according to the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index. The score for supermarkets was slightly down, with Publix coming again once again as the top-rated food retailer.

Retailers are rolling out barrels of low-carb beers, but will the keg party last?

Cutting-edge research, laxer labeling, and a renewed focus on health prevention make the timing right for functional foods.

Natural lip balms are beginning to go mainstream.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Company on Thursday announced a new organization structure for its North American business, designed to improve speed to market, better leverage resources, and increase efficiency.

NEW YORK - Whole Foods Market today opened its new flagship store in Manhattan's new Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. At 59,000 square feet, the store is billed as the largest supermarket in Manhattan.

COLTON, Calif.- Stater Bros. Markets, 50 percent owner of Santee Dairies, Inc., has acquired from Ralphs Grocery Co. and Kroger their 50 percent ownership in Santee Dairies, which gives Stater Bros. Markets 100 percent ownership.