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EDISON, N.J. -- Blue Marble Brands, a new organization dedicated to building industry-leading brands in the organic, natural, and specialty markets, launched yesterday. The company is an independent subsidiary of Dayville, Conn.-based organic and natural distributor United Natural Foods.

EDISON, N.J. -- Blue Marble Brands, a new organization dedicated to building industry-leading brands in the organic, natural, and specialty markets, launched yesterday. The company is an independent subsidiary of Dayville, Conn.-based organic and natural distributor United Natural Foods.

NEW YORK -- Despite lower content levels, sales for all "sodium content" (low-, no- and reduced-sodium or -salt) foods and beverages will continue to gain in popularity, according to a new report from Packaged Facts here. The market intelligence publisher estimates that traditional supermarkets, with at least $2 million in annual sales, accounted for 75 percent of all sodium content claim foods and beverages last year.

NEW YORK -- Despite lower content levels, sales for all "sodium content" (low-, no- and reduced-sodium or -salt) foods and beverages will continue to gain in popularity, according to a new report from Packaged Facts here. The market intelligence publisher estimates that traditional supermarkets, with at least $2 million in annual sales, accounted for 75 percent of all sodium content claim foods and beverages last year.

NEW YORK -- Despite lower content levels, sales for all "sodium content" (low-, no- and reduced-sodium or -salt) foods and beverages will continue to gain in popularity, according to a new report from Packaged Facts here. The market intelligence publisher estimates that traditional supermarkets, with at least $2 million in annual sales, accounted for 75 percent of all sodium content claim foods and beverages last year.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here has officially rolled out over 100 organic and natural items under the Full Circle brand at 124 Raley's, Bel Air Markets, and Nob Hill Foods stores in northern California and Nevada. The products are integrated throughout the stores, sitting on shelves beside national brands.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Raley's here has officially rolled out over 100 organic and natural items under the Full Circle brand at 124 Raley's, Bel Air Markets, and Nob Hill Foods stores in northern California and Nevada. The products are integrated throughout the stores, sitting on shelves beside national brands.

WASHINGTON -- In response to the processed and fresh fruit and vegetable industry's need to supplement internal quality control programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has established a new Quality Monitoring Program (QMP) that permits companies to submit specific processed produce samples for review to graders from USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS).