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  • Tom Thumb Ceases Operations
    ST. PAUL - Hastings, Minn.-based convenience store operator Tom Thumb Food Markets Inc. confirmed that it has ceased operations, closing the last of more than 100 stores in Minnesota under its banner, according to The Associated Press.

  • Grocery Store Sales Up 5.6 Percent in February
    WASHINGTON - U.S. grocery stores recorded $36.4 billion in sales during February -- a 5.6 percent jump from a year earlier and the largest such gain since April 2003, according to data from the Department of Commerce.

  • Family Sues Over Possible Mad Cow Exposure
    SEATTLE - A woman whose family reportedly ate ground beef connected with the only detected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States has filed a class action against a supermarket chain, the Associated Press reports.

  • NSF International Acquires Quality Assurance International
    ANN ARBOR, Mich. and SAN DIEGO, Calif. - NSF International, an independent, not-for-profit company specializing in public health and safety risk management solutions, has acquired Quality Assurance International, Inc., which offers organic certification services.

  • GMA: Food Industry Committed to Combating Obesity
    WASHINGTON - The food and beverage industry is committed to helping reverse the growth of obesity, the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) testified on Tuesday before a Senate hearing on combating obesity in America.

  • Supermarket FRESH FOOD Business: Taking their lumps
    As popular low-carb diets urge consumers to kiss spuds goodbye, potato producers whip into damage-control mode.

  • Supermarket GROCERY Business: Organic growth
    Organic and all-natural groceries have skyrocketed in popularity, the result of consumers embracing a healthier lifestyle and the introduction of more accessible products.

  • COVER STORY: A lot to lose
    Low-carb mania is sweeping the nation, but is it a lifestyle change or just another oat bran-style fad?
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