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e-News January 06, 2006 |
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WASHINGTON D.C.--In response to the new food allergen regulations that went into effect Jan. 1, The Food Marketing Institute here created online tools to help retailers identify the eight major food allergens and understand the new labeling requirements.
FMI 's ....
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GENEVA--Caviar export quotas for 2006 have not been published and won't be until exporting countries provide more information about the sustainability of their sturgeon catch, according to a Jan. 3 statement from the United Nation's agency in charge of the ....
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ROCHESTER, N.Y.--Online holiday sales topped $30.1 billion for thein 2005, a 30 percent increase over the 2004 season, according to the fifth annual holiday espending report by Harris Interactive, here, as well as Goldman Sachs and Nielsen/NetRatings.
Each year holiday shoppers ....
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BOSTON--Americas' Food Basket, a grocery chain here that closed its three stores last month, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, reported the Boston Globe Jan. 4.
Bankruptcy filing was due to slow sales and mounting debt acquired by the chain, which specialized ....
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NEW YORK--At its highest levels since Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast, the Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index improved again in December.
The index stands at 103.6, up from 98.3 in November. The Present Situation Index surged to 121.5 from 113.2. ....
| e-News December 30, 2005
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AUSTIN, Texas--Natural foods supermarket Whole Foods Market Inc. will be added to the Standard & Poor's 500 index Jan. 1, replacing MBNA Corp., according to a Standard & Poor Dec. 27 statement.
S&P, a provider of independent credit ratings, indices, and ....
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BOISE, Idaho--After rejecting a $9.6 billion bid from Supervalu Inc., drugstore chain CVS Corp. and investors for its for-sale company, Albertsons Inc. terminated all discussions regarding the potential sale of the entire company Dec. 22, according to a company statement.
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--With an eye on expanding distribution in mainstream grocery stores, Reed's Inc., makers of Reed's Ginger Brew, is in the midst of an initial public offering to raise $8 million.
The IPO began in November and is ongoing, explained ....
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LOS ANGELES--A federal grand jury here indicted Kroger Co.'s up-scale supermarket chain Ralphs Grocery Co. Dec. 15 on charges it illegally rehired workers under false names and Social Security numbers during a 2003-2004 labor dispute, according to a company statement.
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NAPA, Calif.--Before the Winter Fancy Food show gets underway in San Francisco, retail buyers will be able to attend the National Association of the Specialty Food Trade's Super Retail Summit here at COPIA: The American Center for Wine, Food and ....
| e-News December 23, 2005
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NEW YORK--Specialty food stores and delivery services here worked to keep their businesses on track while subway transportation ceased throughout the city due to a three-day labor strike by Metropolitan Transportation Authority transit workers.
Balducci's, a specialty food retailer that opened ....
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PARAMUS, N.J.--Le Gourmet Chef, a national specialty retailer of gourmet food and home entertaining accessories, opened its third concept store here at the Paramus Park Mall earlier this month.
Le Gourmet Chef has undertaken a makeover of its mall-based stores as ....
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CANAAN, Conn.--Lothar Hutzler, a pioneer in plastic housewares and founder of Hutzler Manufacturing Co. and its gourmet division Gourmac here, died Dec. 5. He was 96 years old.
A week before his death, Hutzler--who had a "quiet demeanor but enthusiastic passion" ....
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MINNEAPOLIS--Shareholders of Nash Finch Co. filed a class-action lawsuit against the specialty food distributor and some of its executives Tuesday, alleging the company made false statements regarding its performance earlier this year, according to a prepared statement.
The complaint, filed in ....
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Gearing up for the holidays
Recently, I interviewed Pam Danziger, retail expert and the author of Shopping: Why We Love It and How Retailers Can Create the Ultimate Customer Experience...
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