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  • Seafood COOL Will Begin Sept. 30

    WASHINGTON - Despite hopes to the contrary, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for seafood will go into effect on Sept. 30 without any further rules published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a spokeswoman for the McLean, Va.-based National Fisheries Institute.
  • Associated Wholesale Grocers Continues AquiTec Rollout in Nashville

    KANSANS CITY, Kan. - Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. has successfully gone live with Chicago-based AquiTec International's Procurement solution in its newly acquired Nashville division.
  • Seafood COOL Q & A

    Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for seafood is set to go into effect on Sept. 30 without any further rules published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a spokeswoman for the McLean, Va.-based National Fisheries Institute. Following are some questions and answers that NFI issued in its member bulletin.
  • GMDC Study Examines Link Between Pharmacy and Whole-store Sales

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. ­ Supermarkets have a tremendous opportunity to increase total store sales by leveraging pharmacy operations, according to a new study released by the General Merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) Education Foundation during the association's HBC Marketing conference this past weekend.
  • NONFOODS: Pet project

    Giant Eagle mixes creative merchandising, special events, and just plain love to create a pet program that caters to owners as much as animals.
  • GROCERY: Gourmet smorgasbord

    From mined salt and faux caviar to artisan teas and the cheesecake to go with them, new gourmet products are elbowing for shelf space.
  • Henny Penny, USA Direct Launch New Website For Distributors

    YORK, Pa. - USA Direct, Inc. and Henny Penny Corp. have launched a custom branded marketing center which enables the equipment manufacturer's and marketer's distributors to create professional direct mail programs without an in-house marketing department or an expensive agency.
  • Atkins Nutritionals Initiates Layoffs, Hires Turnaround Agency

    NEW YORK - In what appears to be more evidence that the low carbohydrate diet trend is cooling, Atkins Nutritionals Inc. is laying off workers. The company also announced on Monday it has hired crisis management firm AlixPartners LLC to help with its finances and the management of its supply chain.
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