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UK's Safeway Ends Online Shopping Trial
LONDON - British supermarket group Safeway Plc is terminating its online order and collect shopping service, Reuters reported today.
Ahold Third Quarter Net Earnings Rise 28.3%
ZAANDAM, The Netherlands - Ahold, the international food retail and food service company, today released third quarter 2001 net earnings of Euro 333.1 million, an increase of 28.3% from the third quarter in 2000. Sales rose 12.6% to Euro 15.5 billion, and operating earnings increased by 21.7% to Euro 667.2 million.

Tesco Sees Strong Sales Growth in Third Quarter

LONDON - Tesco, the UK's leading supermarket group, said total group sales rose 12.2% in the 14 weeks to November 17, the Financial Times reported today.
King's Hawaiian Completes Sale of Frozen Foods Unit To Pinnacle Foods Corp.

TORRANCE, Calif. - King's Hawaiian Enterprises Inc. has completed the sale of its frozen foods unit to Florida-based Pinnacle Foods Corporation. The terms and value of the transaction were undisclosed.
Winn-Dixie Considers Warehouse Stores in Atlanta

ATLANTA - Winn-Dixie may turn at least some of its 40 metro Atlanta locations into Save Rite warehouse stores as Cub Foods closes its Georgia stores, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution recently reported.
Pollio Recalls Cheese Products on Salmonella Concern

MINEOLA, N.Y. - Pollio Italian Cheese Company on Friday recalled certain Polly-O ricotta cheese packages and some foodservice ricotta products because of potential contamination from Salmonella bacteria.
Study: Supermarkets Fast Becoming One-Stop, Whole Health Solution

WASHINGTON - American consumers believe that the food they eat can make a significant difference in their health, but many admit that their own diet needs improvement, according to Shopping for Health 2001, just released by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and Prevention magazine.
Albertson's Names Robert Dunst Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

BOISE, Idaho - Albertson's Inc. announced today that Robert Dunst will join the company as executive vice president and chief technology officer. The company said that under Dunst's leadership, it aims to be the technology leader in food and drug retailing.
UK Leads Europe in Organic Food Sales

LONDON - Sales of organic food in the UK are continuing to increase faster than in any other European country, according to a report cited by BBC news.
Philip Morris Proposes Name Change

NEW YORK - Philip Morris Cos. announced Thursday that it will seek shareholder approval in April to change its name to Altria Group Inc. in order to distinguish the company from its tobacco business, Dow Jones reported.

UK's Safeway Ends Online Shopping Trial

Ahold Third Quarter Net Earnings Rise 28.3%

Tesco Sees Strong Sales Growth in Third Quarter

King's Hawaiian Completes Sale of Frozen Foods Unit To Pinnacle Foods Corp.

Winn-Dixie Considers Warehouse Stores in Atlanta

Pollio Recalls Cheese Products on Salmonella Concern

Study: Supermarkets Fast Becoming One-Stop, Whole Health Solution

Albertson's Names Robert Dunst Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

UK Leads Europe in Organic Food Sales

Philip Morris Proposes Name Change