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PITTSBURGH - Specialty food retailer Trader Joe's is reportedly eyeing the Pittsburgh market as it continues its growth plans on the East Coast, the Pittsburgh Business Times reports.

CINCINNATI - Procter & Gamble Co. on Friday filed a lawsuit against Coca-Cola Co. alleging that the soft drink maker and former joint venture partner is infringing on patented technology that adds calcium to fruit juices, Reuters reports.

NEW YORK - Seven of the major U.S. supermarket chains were targeted on Tuesday in a hidden camera report for "Dateline NBC" that accused some 33 stores of changing dates on meat, poultry and seafood packages.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Campbell Soup Co. today said it is pursuing possible additions to its portfolio of brands, which includes Pepperidge Farm cookies and V8 beverages, Reuters reports.

Some claim supermarkets are giving away sales to the bakery cafes that are rapidly proliferating in small towns and suburbs.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway.com has said it has more than doubled in size in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento areas since its mid-March launch and is now available to customers in 250 ZIP code areas, representing approximately 2.6 million households.

Supermarkets' sales gains pale in comparison to what Wal-Mart's racking up. Is their last chance looming?

Creative retailer-supplier partnerships are boosting sales and encouraging customer loyalty.