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NEW YORK -- U.S. importers, distributors, restaurateurs, supermarkets, and specialty food stores have the chance to grow their product lines and offerings by importing products from France, according to the French Trade Commission, part of the French Embassy, which will hold the inaugural French Food Connection this spring to facilitate contacts between the two nations.

COLUMBIA, Md. -- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said this week it had charged 13 vendor employees and agents with aiding and abetting a financial fraud at Ahold unit U.S. Foodservice, Inc. here, according to published reports

CHICAGO -- In 2006 a record-breaking barrage of new products flooded store shelves, according to a report from the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) here. Close to 182,000 new products were introduced globally, with key booming areas focusing on mind, body, and general good health.

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to help people with celiac disease better follow strict dietary requirements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a new definition for gluten-free foods. The new standards will place tighter restrictions on makers of products claiming to be free of gluten-containing grains such as wheat and barley.

WASHINGTON -- In an effort to help people with celiac disease better follow strict dietary requirements, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a new definition for gluten-free foods. The new standards will place tighter restrictions on makers of products claiming to be free of gluten-containing grains such as wheat and barley.

CHICAGO -- In 2006 a record-breaking barrage of new products flooded store shelves, according to a report from the Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) here. Close to 182,000 new products were introduced globally, with key booming areas focusing on mind, body, and general good health.

NEW YORK -- Sabra Go Mediterranean, based here, has acquired Farmingdale, N.Y.-based Carousel Foods of America, Inc., a leading manufacturer of dips, spreads, and desserts.

CHICAGO -- Eight conventional supermarkets in the San Francisco Bay area will be converting to the IGA Banner as they join the world's largest voluntary supermarket network, with aggregate worldwide retail sales of more than $21 billion per year.