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SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion, a regional chain and subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, is once again supporting North Carolina farmers and food companies with its "Got To Be NC Products" promotional campaign July 11 through July 24. This is the second year that the chain has participated in the initiative.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion, a regional chain and subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, is once again supporting North Carolina farmers and food companies with its "Got To Be NC Products" promotional campaign July 11 through July 24. This is the second year that the chain has participated in the initiative.

AMSTERDAM -- Ahold here said Tuesday that it has successfully completed the sale of its U.S. Foodservice division to a consortium of private equity firms Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VII, L.P. and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, L.P. for $7.1 million.

SKOKIE -- Internet grocer Peapod based here has launched its largest direct mail effort to date, sending pieces to more than one million households in its Chicago, Milwaukee, and New England markets.

SKOKIE -- Internet grocer Peapod based here has launched its largest direct mail effort to date, sending pieces to more than one million households in its Chicago, Milwaukee, and New England markets.

AMSTERDAM -- Dutch retail conglomerate Royal Ahold said yesterday that it would still sell its Columbia, Md.-based U.S. Foodservice holding, although the American company had to cancel the sale of bonds that would have helped fund the transaction, according to published reports.

AMSTERDAM -- Ahold's shareholders yesterday approved the sale of U.S. Foodservice for $7.1 billion, in addition to the retail conglomerate's proposal to return 3 billion euros to shareholders through a capital repayment and reverse stock split.

AMSTERDAM -- Ahold said yesterday it had appointed Kimberly Ross to the position of deputy c.f.o., effective July 1. She currently serves as s.v.p. and chief of tax and treasury for the retail conglomerate.