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PEMBROKE, N.H. -- Kevin P. Murray has been promoted to the new position of director of transportation at Associated Grocers of New England here, the wholesaler said yesterday.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway, Inc. yesterday kicked off a monthlong celebration of Black History Month by honoring entrepreneur and food industry pioneer Reginald F. Lewis, the late chairman of Beatrice Foods.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Kings Super Markets here will feature tropical mangosteen fruit imported from Thailand, starting tomorrow. Until now, the rare reddish-purple fruit, which Kings says tastes "something like a strawberry-orange smoothie," was previously allowed into the United States, due to fears that it couls harbor the Asian fruit fly, but irradiated imports from Thailand have been permitted by the USDA since July 2007.

ONALASKA, Wis. -- Regional independent Festival Foods more than quadrupled its Web site traffic last year following the deployment of a new integrated solution developed to enhance its online visitors' overall experience with the brand.

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- As part of an overall strategy to improve and expand its food and drug retail operations, Supervalu's 184-store Jewel-Osco subsidiary here will relocate its headquarters to the Village of Itasca this summer.

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- As part of an overall strategy to improve and expand its food and drug retail operations, Supervalu's 184-store Jewel-Osco subsidiary here will relocate its headquarters to the Village of Itasca this summer.

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- As part of an overall strategy to improve and expand its food and drug retail operations, Supervalu's 184-store Jewel-Osco subsidiary here will relocate its headquarters to the Village of Itasca this summer.

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- As part of an overall strategy to improve and expand its food and drug retail operations, Supervalu's 184-store Jewel-Osco subsidiary here will relocate its headquarters to the Village of Itasca this summer.