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BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The Seattle division of Safeway Inc. opened a new $175 million distribution center yesterday in Auburn, Wash., that will serve 300 Safeway stores in five states.

New York, N.Y. -- Recognizing the boom in the number of new food products for health-conscious Americans, and consumers' need for help in making smart choices, Health magazine will name its first annual Best of Food Award winners in a special report in the May '05 issue.

New York, N.Y. -- Recognizing the boom in the number of new food products for health-conscious Americans, and consumers' need for help in making smart choices, Health magazine will name its first annual Best of Food Award winners in a special report in the May '05 issue.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- The study commissioned by CPG industry giant Unilever, "Trip Management: The Next Big Thing," (TM: TNBT), which illustrates where people shop and their different needs on different shopping trips, as well as how supercenters have changed the way consumers shop, topples long-held retailer assumptions, according to the company. Key findings of the TM: TNBT survey will be revealed at the 2005 FMI Show on May 1 to May 3, in Chicago.

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- The study commissioned by CPG industry giant Unilever, "Trip Management: The Next Big Thing," (TM: TNBT), which illustrates where people shop and their different needs on different shopping trips, as well as how supercenters have changed the way consumers shop, topples long-held retailer assumptions, according to the company. Key findings of the TM: TNBT survey will be revealed at the 2005 FMI Show on May 1 to May 3, in Chicago.

NEW YORK CITY -- A growing Asian-American population and increasingly sophisticated American palates have driven the growth of Asian foods, and -- as an increasing variety of these items become available in local supermarkets -- are influencing what consumers eat at home, according to a new study from market research firm Packaged Facts, "The U.S. Market for Asian Foods and Beverages."

NEW YORK CITY -- A growing Asian-American population and increasingly sophisticated American palates have driven the growth of Asian foods, and -- as an increasing variety of these items become available in local supermarkets -- are influencing what consumers eat at home, according to a new study from market research firm Packaged Facts, "The U.S. Market for Asian Foods and Beverages."

PITTSBURGH -- On the heels of a well-publicized price reduction strategy it implemented last November, Giant Eagle here unveiled a second round of price cuts on more than 1,200 additional items yesterday.