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AUSTIN, Minn. -- Hormel Foods Corp., manufacturer of consumer-branded meat and food products here, has unveiled its first-ever brand unification campaign with the introduction of a new brand mark to be implemented on all Hormel-branded products.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Regional wholesaler Associated Food Stores, Inc. yesterday agreed to buy Hispanic food distributor Gonzales & Sons, LLC including its existing inventory, warehouse equipment, and delivery fleet, in a bid to grow its Hispanic business and that business within its retail accounts.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- For the fourth straight year, Tyson Foods, Inc. based here ranked No. 1 in foodservice new product development, according to a nationwide study by research company Cognito.

MAULDIN, S.C. and TYLER, Texas - Southern U.S. supermarket operator Bi-Lo LLC plans to deploy consumer demand management software to enhance its customer service.

MONTPELIER, Va. - Executive from Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Target, and Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge were among the attendees at Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion's unveiling of an innovative new refrigeration technology here yesterday, as the Delhaize-owned supermarket operator became one of the first U.S. grocery chains to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new GreenChill partnership, an initiative through which companies pledge to go above and beyond regulatory requirements in protecting the ozone layer and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores, LLC and its Tops Markets and Martin's Food Markets banners in March will be among the first supermarket chains in the country to kick off Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters, the new program to increase fruit and vegetable consumption created by the Newark, Del.-based Produce for Better Health Foundation.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Spring Water returned to all 71 Wegmans stores on Jan. 14. Along with new packaging in clear bottles, the newly reinstated water boasts ¿a quality assurance pedigree that may set a new safety standard in the industry,¿ according to the retailer.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food You Feel Good About Spring Water returned to all 71 Wegmans stores on Jan. 14. Along with new packaging in clear bottles, the newly reinstated water boasts ¿a quality assurance pedigree that may set a new safety standard in the industry,¿ according to the retailer.