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  • FMI Reveals Scheduled Highlights of 2006 Show

    WASHINGTON -- The 2006 Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Show, to be held May 7 to May 9 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, promises to present attendees with a wealth of activities, according to the industry trade group.

  • Farm Boy Recruits Noted Restaurateur

    OTTAWA, Ont. -- Gourmet grocery chain Farm Boy, Inc., based here, today said that Robert Bourassa, former owner and executive chef for the recently shuttered Cafe Henry Burger French restaurant in Hull, Que., across the river from Ottawa, has joined Farm Boy to help further develop the retailer's private label brands and prepared foods. The new hire fits in with the Farm Boy's strategy of continued expansion in stores and services.

  • Unilever Sponsors National Cooking Challenge for Hispanic Consumers

    MIAMI and ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. -- With more than 70 percent of Hispanics reporting confidence in their cooking abilities, Unilever and 10 of its food brands are asking Hispanics to show off those skills in a national cooking contest called Desafio del Sabor, or The Flavor Challenge, and featuring in-store events as a major component.

  • HEB Sponsors Healthy Kids Expo to Address Family Wellness

    SAN ANTONIO -- More than 7,000 people attended the first Healthy Baby & Child Expo, an event co-sponsored by H.E. Butt Grocery Co., here over the weekend.

  • ConAgra Names New EVP for R&D

    OMAHA, Neb. -- Al Bolles, Ph.D., has joined ConAgra Foods based here as e.v.p. of research, development and quality. At ConAgra he replaces Pat Verduin, who announced a personal decision to leave the company last year and who will assist in the transition.

  • Whole Foods N.J. Stores to Host Healthy Lifestyle Workshops

    AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market here said yesterday it will offer a special series of healthy-lifestyle workshops in March to celebrate National Nutrition Month, at its three northern New Jersey stores.

  • Grocery Outlet Names New Co-CEOs; Preps for Aggressive Growth

    BERKELEY, Calif. -- Extreme-value retailer Grocery Outlet Inc. here yesterday promoted MacGregor Read and Eric Lindberg to co-chief executive officers, to spearhead a strategy for aggressive growth over the next few years.

  • FSIS Rule Would Make Retail Lists Available During Recalls

    WASHINGTON -- The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a rule that would make public the lists of retail outlets that have received products that have subsequently been recalled.
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