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WILMINGTON, Del. -- Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here said 12 retailers representing more than 9,500 stores nationwide have signed the new Fruits & Veggies--More Matters license agreement to date, and are making plans to incorporate the new slogan into their companies' marketing efforts.

MINNEAPOLIS - Nash Finch Co. named Christopher A. Brown e.v.p./food distribution, reuniting the exec with his former employer as well as his former colleague, the wholesaler's c.e.o. Alec Covington

CHICAGO -- Mark Batenic will assume the post of chairman, president, and c.e.o. of IGA USA in late November, the supermarket trade group said yesterday.

NEW YORK - Loeb Partners, a hedge fund based here, has disclosed that it's purchased a 5.07 percent stake in Minneapolis-based wholesaler Nash Finch Co., according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A federal bankruptcy court cleared the way for Spartan Stores Inc. here to pick up five stores from the bankrupt Carter's Inc. for $1.1 million while G&R Felpausch Co., owners of Felpausch Food Centers, also made a successful $300,000 bid for one Carter's store.

PRINCTEON, N.J. -- A bill signed by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine last week requires the state Department of Human Services to keep track of which businesses rely on NJ FamilyCare, a Medicaid-funded health care program for working-poor families, to provide medical benefits for a minimum of 50 employees, according to a published report.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. -- A federal bankruptcy court this week began dividing the supermarket locations of bankrupt Carter's Food Centers here among various bidders, including G&R Felpausch Co., Spartan Stores and Fruchey Foods Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Nash Finch Co. here said yesterday that Leanne Stewart, c.f.o., will resign, amid a series of executive and organizational changes that the company is hoping will improve its operational structure and bolster its senior management team.