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Kidfresh Launches Online Service 

NEW YORK -- Kidfresh has introduced an online ordering and delivery service here. Customers can view Kidfresh selections online, and then place orders by phone, fax or email. ...

Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Expands EDLP Program 

QUINCY, Mass. -- Stop & Shop here and Giant Food, Landover, Md., have introduced everyday low pricing on cleaning supplies, including bleach, laundry detergent and fabric softeners. ...

Acosta Names Hill President, Chief Operating Officer 

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Robert Hill Jr. has been appointed president and chief operating officer of Acosta Sales and Marketing Co. here, announced its chairman and chief executive officer, Gary R. Chartrand, last week. ...

Salmonella Found in ConAgra Plant  

SYLVESTER, Ga. - Samples collected by the Food and Drug Administration, Washington, at ConAgra's plant here revealed the presence of salmonella. ...

Incremental Sales Opportunities Abound: IRI 

LAS VEGAS -- Information Resources Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Scott W. Klein encouraged 1,500 attendees of IRI's "Changing the Game" summit here yesterday to tap into the $126 billion incremental sales opportunities presented by healthy kids' products, items marketed to aging Baby Boomers, Hispanics and low-income shoppers. ...

Testing Confirms Salmonella in Peter Pan, Great Value Peanut Butter 

ATLANTA -- Public health officials from several states have confirmed through product testing the presence of Salmonella Tennessee in open jars of Peter Pan and Wal-Mart's private-label Great Value peanut butter, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention here. ...

Wal-Mart Flagging Tainted Peanut Butter at the POS 

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- In a message to consumers on its www.walmartfacts.com website about the recent peanut butter recall, Wal-Mart Stores here described a precautionary measure taken at its POS checkouts. ...

Botulism Risk Tied to Baby Food 

WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration here is warning consumers not to use certain jars of Earth Best Organic baby food due to the risk of contamination with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that can cause botulism. ...

Minnesota Wine Sale Proposal Gains Steam 

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- State Sen. Linda Scheid, D-Brooklyn Park, and Rep. Phyllis Kahn, D-Minneapolis, introduced the "Wine With Dinner" bill in the State Capitol here that, if passed, would allow consumers to buy wine at grocery stores in Minnesota. ...

Mindful Eating at Central Market 

SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery's Central Market has introduced Mindful Eating, a new program aimed at educating consumers about the foods they eat. ...

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