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Nestle: No Comment on Reported Hershey Bid
ZURICH, Switzerland - Swiss food and beverage company Nestle SA today declined to comment on a report it made a preliminary bid of around $11.5 billion for U.S. chocolate company Hershey Foods Corp., Dow Jones Newswires reports.
ACNielsen Research Identifies Need for Consumer Education on Organics
LOS ANGELES - New research by ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU Company, shows that organic food shoppers are extremely loyal to the category, while non-buyers have virtually no interest in organic products. Both groups likely need more education on the topic.

Major Chains Brace for Strike in Washington State

YAKIMA, Wash. - Four supermarkets operating in Yakima, Wash., are bracing for a possible strike after asking workers to have their benefits scaled back in order to better compete with the nonunion Wal-Mart, which is expanding in Central Washington, the Yakima Herald Republic reports.
Food 4 Less Opens First Fuel Center

LOS ANGELES - Price-impact supermarket chain Food 4 Less, a division of The Kroger Co., has announced the opening of its first Fuel Center at one of its stores in the San Fernando Valley community of North Hills.
Bozzuto's Selects Elogex to Manage Transportation and Distribution Logistics

Charlotte, N.C. - Elogex Inc., provider of collaborative logistics solutions, today announced that Bozzuto's, a New England-based wholesale grocer, has selected its transportation logistics platform.
FMI Urges Members to Oppose Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling

WASHINGTON, DC - Food Marketing Institute President and CEO Tim Hammonds on Monday issued a letter to FMI members asking them to oppose the new mandatory country-of-origin labeling law, which FMI believes would place an undue burden on supermarkets.
MyWebGrocer Sees Record Sales

NEW YORK - MyWebGrocer announced on Monday that comparable store sales in its online shopping network have doubled last year's results.
Whole Foods Market Launches Cookbook

AUSTIN, Texas - Leading natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has released a new cookbook with an emphasis on cooking naturally with fresh ingredients.
Delhaize Group Streamlines U.S. Executive Team

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Delhaize Group, the Belgian international food retailer, on Monday announced it is streamlining its senior executive team in a move to further capitalize on the recent share exchange transaction with its major U.S. subsidiary, Delhaize America.
Safeway U.K. Deploys Wireless Mobile Computing from Symbol Technologies

WINNERSH, United Kingdom - Symbol Technologies Inc. announced today that Safeway U.K. is deploying 2,000 Symbol PPT 2740 rugged handheld computers and the Symbol Spectrum24 wireless local area network (WLAN) in nearly 490 stores throughout the U.K.

Nestle: No Comment on Reported Hershey Bid

ACNielsen Research Identifies Need for Consumer Education on Organics

Major Chains Brace for Strike in Washington State

Food 4 Less Opens First Fuel Center

Bozzuto's Selects Elogex to Manage Transportation and Distribution Logistics

FMI Urges Members to Oppose Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling

MyWebGrocer Sees Record Sales

Whole Foods Market Launches Cookbook

Delhaize Group Streamlines U.S. Executive Team

Safeway U.K. Deploys Wireless Mobile Computing from Symbol Technologies