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KERRVILLE, Texas -- The spread of the good-for-you private label movement continues, this time with respected specialty merchandiser H-E-B Central Market throwing its hat into the ring.

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. -- Retail sales within the consumer packaged goods health and wellness industry reached $68 billion in 2004, according to findings from the Natural Marketing Institute's annual research study of 2,000-plus U.S. consumer households.

WASHINGTON -- Food Marketing Institute (FMI) yesterday unveiled details of the 2005 FMI Show, which will be held May 1 to May 3 at the McCormick Place Convention Center in downtown Chicago.

HOWARD, Wisc. -- Discount store operator ShopKo Stores has officially entered the big-box drug business here with the grand opening of ShopKo Express Rx, a neighborhood drug store featuring pharmacy and typical front-end categories, as well as an expanded food assortment several non-traditional special services.

NORTHFIELD, IL. -- Kraft Foods has embarked on a new initiative to increase the visibility among both adults and children of many of the more nutritious products in the company's portfolio. Using nutrition criteria derived from the newly-released 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines, as well as authoritative statements from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Academy of Sciences and other public health authorities, Kraft will:

New York ¿ As an increasing number of studies point to the relationship between diet and health, products classified as "phoods," or those that combine the health benefits of foods with pharmaceuticals, are experiencing healthy market gains, according to a new report by market research publisher Packaged Facts.

CAMDEN, N.J. and WATERBURY, Vt. - At a time when commodity prices have increased and energy costs continue to soar, Campbell Soup Company and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. have become the latest CPG manufacturers to serve price increases to the market.

Their rep as superfoods more solid than ever, fresh berries are poised to surmount the barriers of price spikes and seasonality.