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SALINAS, Calif. -- Epic Roots here and the California Tree Fruit Agreement have joined together to promote California-grown mâche, a salad green originating in France, as well as peaches, plums, and nectarines, this Memorial Day.

SOMERS, N.Y. -- Retailers have been receiving special visits from the Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. this week, as the company held "Customer Appreciation Week" to personally thank each customer for their business.

LANHAM, Md. -- Safeway, Inc.'s Eastern Division is looking to hit a marketing grand slam as the Official Grocery Store of the Washington Nationals, via a joint agreement signed yesterday with the Major League baseball baseball franchise.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets here is sponsoring the Southern Living Cook-Off 2006, which features a $100,000 prize for the winning recipe.

PLACENTIA , Calif. -- Sunrise Growers based here has lined up a powerhouse of springtime promotional partners, starting this month with Kellogg's and Keebler.

NEW YORK -- Driven by advances in education and employment, the African-American market now commands a buying power of $762 billion, an economic pocketbook that is expected to reach $981 billion by 2010, according to a new report from market research firm Packaged Facts.

NEWARK, Del. -- The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here is readying to help provide a diverse learning and networking program examining the produce consumption and buying habits of four high-growth "new consumer" markets at the upcoming Retail Produce Solutions Conference (RPSC) March 9-11, 2006, in Houston.

CERRITOS, Calif. -- Retail marketing services firm Mass Connections, based here, is hosting its 10th Annual "Connecting to the Consumer & Shopper" Conference in Long Beach, Calif. Feb. 15-17. The conference is open to the retail industry.