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DANBURY, Conn. - Bristol Technology Inc. has announced it is again partnering with Progressive Grocer magazine to sponsor the 2003 Category Captains awards program.

CHICAGO -- Transora, a provider of data synchronization solutions to the consumer products industry, today announced that the Transora Data Synchronization Network (TDSN) Data Synchronization Service 3.2 is now available and that beta testing for UCCnet's release 2.2 is well underway.

CHICAGO -- The growing appeal of store brands, with their modest marketing and packaging, have been giving national players like Kraft a run for their money, reports Reuters.

WASHINGTON -- Testifying before the House Agriculture Committee, the Grocery Manufacturers of America on Monday opposed European efforts to restrict the use of geographical indications (GIs) for foods, and explained new GI rules could undermine established international trademark rules.

SAN FRANCISCO - Nearly 30 percent of participating manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers reported decreases in the cost of unsaleable consumer packaged goods, according to the 2003 Unsaleables Benchmark Report released on Friday at the Joint Industry Unsaleables Management Conference.

RA'ANANA, Israel -- Retalix Ltd. today announced that the Arab Palestinian Shopping Centers P.L.C., a national publicly traded developer and retailer, has selected the Retalix StoreLine solution to be installed in its first supermarket, located in the Palestinian city of Al-Bireh, on the West Bank.

MINNEAPOLIS - PM Beef has selected Digital Angel Corp. and IMI, Platte City, Mo., as a new information alliance partner to capture data from proprietary RFID and software products for use on cow/calf farms, feedlots, and PM's harvest and fabrication facility in Windom, Minn.

WASHINGTON -- After 10 years of debate, the government is requiring food labels to reveal exact levels of trans fat.