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PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway Inc. announced the appointment of Robert L. Edwards as its new e.v.p. and c.f.o. Edwards will oversee the company's finance, investor relations, information technology, real estate and legal functions.

BOSTON - The Gillette Company announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Rembrandt brand of at-home and professional teeth-whitening products from privately-held Den-Mat Corporation of Santa Maria, Calif.

ST. LOUIS - Aurora Foods Inc. on Friday announced that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and has completed its previously announced merger with Pinnacle Foods Holding Corporation. The reorganized company has been renamed Pinnacle Foods Group Inc. and is headquartered in Cherry Hill, N.J.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday released a new Food and Drug Administration report calling on food makers to make several changes to help consumers count their calories easier.

WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted this week to block frivolous obesity lawsuits against the restaurant and food manufacturing industries.

WASHINGTON - The House Education and the Workforce Committee today voted to reauthorize the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program for the next four years with reforms long sought by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) to benefit both consumers in the program and the retailers that serve them.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. - Kings Super Markets here has named Dan Portnoy its new president and c.e.o.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Point-of-sale (POS) technology shipments jumped by 8 percent in 2003 and are poised for double-digit growth moving forward, reports a new research study conducted by IHL Consulting Group.