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NEW YORK -- Consumers are increasingly looking to retailers' private label brands to fill their needs for new products, as in the case of the Simply Enjoy line of gourmet foods rolling out to Ahold banners Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, and Giant-Landover, according to research commissioned by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) here.

VERNON, Calif. - A recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef that could have been contaminated with the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria affected a number of chains in Western states, said the supplier, United Food Group LLC, based here.

NEW YORK -- Consumers are increasingly looking to retailers' private label brands to fill their needs for new products, as in the case of the Simply Enjoy line of gourmet foods rolling out to Ahold banners Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, and Giant-Landover, according to research commissioned by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) here.

PHOENIX - In an effort to preserve the positive value of GMDC and have a name behind the letters that has relevance, Colorado Springs, Colo.-based nonfoods trade association General merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) has rebranded to become the Global Market Development Center.

VERNON, Calif. - A recall of 75,000 pounds of ground beef that could have been contaminated with the E. coli 0157:H7 bacteria affected a number of chains in Western states, said the supplier, United Food Group LLC, based here.

PHOENIX - In an effort to preserve the positive value of GMDC and have a name behind the letters that has relevance, Colorado Springs, Colo.-based nonfoods trade association General merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) has rebranded to become the Global Market Development Center.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Kellogg Company last week elected Robert A. Steele, vice chairman, global health and well-being of Cincinnati-based CPG manufacturer Procter & Gamble, to its board of directors effective July 1, 2007.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Kellogg Company last week elected Robert A. Steele, vice chairman, global health and well-being of Cincinnati-based CPG manufacturer Procter & Gamble, to its board of directors effective July 1, 2007.