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Affadavits filed in Toronto Superior Court alleged that senior executives at Loblaw Cos. Ltd. have been repeatedly harassed and threatened by a food supplier after the chain decided to stop doing business with the company three years ago, according to a published report.

The change will afford greater shopping and budgeting flexibility, said local union representatives.

With its failed Sunflower Markets format still a vivid memory, Supervalu bows a proprietary line of affordable organic and natural productsonths later.

The dug chain is teaming up with Fujfilm for full-service, self-service, and Web-based photo processing.

In 2007, approximately 328 products with an environmentally friendly claim were introduced, according to the latest data from Mintel.

The operators taking the hormone-free plunge, some of them major players in their markets and even nationally, cite growing shopper demand for such unaltered dairy products as the reason. But opponents to the movement say it's curdling conventional milk's reputation.

The trade group recommends an increase of $380 million for safety in FY09.

Tea sales in the United States are hot and expected to get hotter-that's why it pays to check out the product trends and other information brewing at this trade event.