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CHICAGO - Kmart Corp. on Tuesday said its contract with grocery wholesaler Fleming Cos. will be expanded, Reuters reported.

CINCINNATI - Chiquita Brands International Inc. today filed in Federal Court in Cincinnati a Pre-Arranged Plan of Reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.

ATLANTA - Winn-Dixie may turn at least some of its 40 metro Atlanta locations into Save Rite warehouse stores as Cub Foods closes its Georgia stores, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported.

DALLAS - 7-Eleven Inc. senior executives announced today the company is hosting its first quarterly Product Innovation Day on Jan. 17, 2002, at its headquarters in Dallas.

NEW YORK - Philip Morris Cos. announced Thursday that it will seek shareholder approval in April to change its name to Altria Group Inc. in order to distinguish the company from its tobacco business, Dow Jones reported.

FLORIDA, N.Y. - Big V Supermarkets Inc. said today that, as part of its effort to work with its creditors toward a successful resolution of its chapter 11 case, the company has entered into a term sheet with Wakefern Food Corp., which, subject to the completion of definitive documentation and approval by the bankruptcy court, is intended to form the basis of a plan of reorganization for Big V.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - UCCnet, a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization that provides item registration and global data synchronization based on industry developed standards, announced today The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. (A&P) will utilize the organization's business-to-business Internet-based services.

SHANGHAI - Coca-Cola Co., the world's number one soft drink company, said today it plans to invest $150 million in China over the next five years to open six bottling plants, Reuters reported.