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  • GMA/FPA Weighs in on Childhood Obesity; Holds IS/LD Conference

    WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) took part yesterday in the inaugural meeting of "Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow," a joint task force on media and childhood obesity, of which the organization is a member.
  • GMA/FPA Weighs in on Childhood Obesity; Holds IS/LD Conference

    WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) took part yesterday in the inaugural meeting of "Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow," a joint task force on media and childhood obesity, of which the organization is a member.
  • A&P Said Mulling Bids for Farmer Jack Stores

    MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great & Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here is said to be quietly looking at potential bidders to take the 66 remaining Farmer Jack grocery stores in southeast Michigan off its hands, according to a local press report.
  • Canadian Chain Planet Organic Buys Way Into U.S.

    EDMONTON, Alta. -- Canadian natural and organic foods retailer Planet Organic Health Corp. will make its first venture into the United States with its largest purchase so far: The company signed an agreement yesterday to buy Mrs. Green's Natural Market, Inc., and independently owned operator of 11 stores in the New York/Connecticut area.
  • Canadian Chain Planet Organic Buys Way Into U.S.

    EDMONTON, Alta. -- Canadian natural and organic foods retailer Planet Organic Health Corp. will make its first venture into the United States with its largest purchase so far: The company signed an agreement yesterday to buy Mrs. Green's Natural Market, Inc., and independently owned operator of 11 stores in the New York/Connecticut area.
  • PBH Unveils Next-generation '5 A Day' With 'More Matters'

    WILMINGTON, Del. -- The produce department of a San Francisco Safeway store provided the backdrop for the official unveiling of a new public health initiative -- Fruits & Veggies-More Matters ¿- by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), based here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • Kmart to Launch New Pet Food Brand

    HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Just in time for National Pet Month in May, mass merchandiser Kmart has launched a new line of private label pet products for dogs and cats called Champion Breed.
  • PMA Provides Half-Million Dollars to PBH's Capital Campaign

    NEWARK, Del. -- The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here has committed to a half-million-dollar partnership with Scholastic, Inc. to encourage the nation's schoolchildren to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. This classroom-based initiative supports Produce for Better Health's (PBH) "Campaign for Children¿s Health."
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