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  • Sunkist, Taylor Farms Ink Joint Venture for Fresh-Cut Fruit
    VENTURA, Calif. -- Sunkist Growers and Taylor Farms announced a new joint venture -- Sunkist Taylor LLC -- at Sunkist's annual meeting held this week here.

  • Japanese C-retailer to Eyes U.S. Market Expansion
    TORRANCE, Calif. -- First the British, via Tesco, and now the Japanese; actually the Japanese were here first. Famima Corp., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based convenience store chain FamilyMart Co., Ltd., said yesterday it would launch the third of 20-plus high-end specialty stores in the Los Angeles area in 2006, as part of a planned major U.S. rollout.

  • Campbell to Slash Sodium in Top-Selling Soups
    CAMDEN, N.J. -- Campbell Soup Co., the world's largest soup company here, yesterday unveiled a major initiative to cut sodium in its soups and beverages. The company will offer new versions of its top-selling soups and reformulate some of its existing soups and beverages with less sodium.

  • Stop & Shop, Giant to Open Starbucks Licensed Stores
    QUINCY, Mass. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Giant Food, LLC said yesterday they have reached a new five-year agreement with Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. to open Starbucks licensed stores inside their supermarkets.

  • Publix to Open Two More Sabor Units in Miami
    LAKELAND, Fla. -- Building on the success of the Hispanic-centric format it introduced last spring, Publix Super Markets here is planning to open two additional Sabor units in Miami. The move will boost the Publix Sabor count to four.

  • Marsh Posts Q3 Loss of $9.6M; Revenues Rise $3.9M
    INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets here posted a third-quarter net loss of $9.6 million, or $1.22 a share, compared with a year-earlier net profit of $2.7 million, or 34 cents a share.

  • Topco Associates Acquires BrainTree Sourcing
    SKOKIE, Ill. -- Topco Associates has acquired BrainTree Sourcing, a company that specializes in the procurement of Not-For-Resale ("NFR") goods and services, from Ahold USA.

  • Nation's Food Bank Names H-E-B Regional Retailer of the Year
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here said Friday it has been named Regional Retailer of the Year by America's Second Harvest, in recognition of its hunger prevention efforts in Texas and Mexico.
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