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ATLANTA - Coca-Cola Enterprises, the world's biggest bottle of Coke, is introducing the "fridge pack," a slimmer, deeper 12-pack box designed to fit better in U.S. refrigerators, The Associated Press reports.

MINNEAPOLIS - Food retailer and distributor Nash Finch has announced the grand opening of specialized food stores to serve the growing Hispanic marketplace. The first store is in Denver, Colo.

With ever-increasing sales and scores of new product introductions, yogurt is the dairy case's shining star.

TORONTO - Loblaw Cos. Ltd. today said that first-quarter earnings rose 36 percent as it opened 14 new stores and cut costs, Reuters reports.

Now more than ever, opportunity knocks in the inner city for both independent and chain food retailers.

SANTA ANA, Calif. - The explosion of DVD in the consumer marketplace fueled a $1 billion increase in Wal-Mart's home video software business in 2001, according to Video Store Magazine's annual "Top 100" ranking and analysis of the home video retail industry.

WASHINGTON - Law enforcement officials on Wednesday said unconfirmed information from a captured senior al-Qaida official suggests terrorists may be planning attacks against supermarkets or shopping centers, The Associated Press reports.

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. - Wal-Mart plans to spend $40 million to build a more than 800,000-square-foot food-distribution center in Grandview, Wash., the Yakima Herald-Republic reports.