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PORTLAND, Ore -- Healthnotes, Inc. here said key retailer partners including Meijer, Giant Food Stores, Inc. (Carlisle, Pa.), and Supervalu's bigg's division, had a big hand in helping the kiosk-based marketing program provider achieve record sales and revenue for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.

CHICAGO - In an effort to help manufacturers and retailers better understand how the dynamics of pricing, promotions, merchandising, assortments, and consumer behavior work interactively, market research firm IRI yesterday added two new components to its Consumer-Centric Retail Execution solution suite.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - In what it termed "a precautionary measure," Kraft Foods Inc. here issued a recall for meat products made at a certain production facility because of concerns about possible contamination with Listeria.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - In what it termed "a precautionary measure," Kraft Foods Inc. here issued a recall for meat products made at a certain production facility because of concerns about possible contamination with Listeria.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. said Friday it had appointed James P. Olson as the ninth member of the company's board of directors.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Taco Bell as the lead sponsor, the National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) here will host a produce safety conference in Monterey, Calif., March 29 to March 30, 2007.

CHICAGO -- Health-conscious Americans looking for fast and convenient meal alternatives have turned in large numbers to smoothies. According to a report by Mintel here, smoothie manufacturers pulled in over $2 billion last year from made-to-order and packaged products, an increase of more than 80 percent in the last five years.

CHICAGO -- Health-conscious Americans looking for fast and convenient meal alternatives have turned in large numbers to smoothies. According to a report by Mintel here, smoothie manufacturers pulled in over $2 billion last year from made-to-order and packaged products, an increase of more than 80 percent in the last five years.