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  • Ahold Reports 3Q Loss Related to Class Action Settlement, Unveils Plan to Split U.S. Foodservice
    AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands -- Royal Ahold yesterday reported a third-quarter net income loss of US $281.6 million (239 million euros), including a US $689.4 million (585 million euros) after-tax charge related to the international retailer's $1.1 billion settlement earlier this week with its shareholders in the wake of a profits overstatement scandal at the company's U.S. Foodservice unit.

  • Nash Finch Awards Two Retailers Truckloads of Free Product
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here recently recognized two retailers on their superb performance during a recently conducted Truckload Sale promotion.

  • Next Year to Be a Busy One for CPG Companies, With New Trends on the Horizon
    NAPLES, N.Y. -- This was a year of transition for many packaged goods marketers, paving the way for an extremely active year for new products in 2006, according to global business information provider Datamonitor. New packaged goods rollouts in the United States are up 6.5 percent from last year, though Oct. 31, 2005, as the end of low-carbmania has allowed other health-and-wellness-related trends to take hold.

  • United, University of Georgia Partner for Produce Food Safety Workshop
    WASHINGTON -- The United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United) and the University of Georgia (UGA) Food Science Extension Outreach Program are partnering once again to co-host a fresh produce industry food safety workshop.

  • California Grown Program Plays Key Role in 'Governator's' China Trade Mission
    SACREMENTO, Calif. -- Building awareness and demand for California Grown products was a primary focus of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's recent six-day trade mission to China, Nov. 14 through Nov. 20.

  • HEB Giving Away Dream Home in Texas
    SAN ANTONIO -- Regional retailer H.E. Butt Grocery Co. is kicking off the holiday season with a gift as big as Texas and 100 years in the making. As the last customer promotion of the company's yearlong Centennial Celebration, one lucky South Texas resident will win one of two new homes valued at $200,000 each, plus $50,000 in HEB's Texas Home Giveaway contest.

  • Existing EDI Systems Sufficient to Meet Bioterrorism Requirements, says GMA
    WASHINGTON -- The commonly used Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) will allow manufacturers and others to meet the record-keeping requirements specified in the Bioterrorism Act of 2002, which go into effect on Dec. 9, according to the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).

  • Produce Trade Associations Offer Melon Food Safety Guidance
    WASHINGTON -- In a joint effort to help the fresh produce industry ensure the highest levels of food safety, the United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (United), based here, and the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) have released "Commodity Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Melon Supply Chain."
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