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NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Kraft Foods, Inc. said yesterday that it's realigning top management to sharpen its focus on innovation and marketing. The shakeup comes from the leading manufacturer's new c.e.o., Irene Rosenfeld, who replaced c.e.o. Roger Deromedi in June.

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- Max Henderson Jr., e.v.p. and general manager of Tops Markets here, said yesterday that the company had made a four-year, $1 million pledge to remodel the Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center at Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, N.Y.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc. here yesterday reported a 1.1 percent sales increase for its first quarter ended Aug. 5 of CAN $3.31 billion (US $2.95 billion), compared with $3.27 billion in the year-ago period. During the quarter, same-store sales went up 2.8 percent, and basic net earnings per share were 77 cents, a 4.1 percent rise from last year.

STELLARTON, N.S. -- Sobeys, Inc. here yesterday reported a 1.1 percent sales increase for its first quarter ended Aug. 5 of CAN $3.31 billion (US $2.95 billion), compared with $3.27 billion in the year-ago period. During the quarter, same-store sales went up 2.8 percent, and basic net earnings per share were 77 cents, a 4.1 percent rise from last year.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. -- Kraft Foods, Inc. said yesterday that it's realigning top management to sharpen its focus on innovation and marketing. The shakeup comes from the leading manufacturer's new c.e.o., Irene Rosenfeld, who replaced c.e.o. Roger Deromedi in June.

NEWARK, Del. ¿ The Produce Marketing Association here will offer a track of workshops to discuss the ever-evolving impact technology will have on the produce supply chain, during its 2006 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition at the San Diego Conference Center next month.

NEWARK, Del. ¿ The Produce Marketing Association here will offer a track of workshops to discuss the ever-evolving impact technology will have on the produce supply chain, during its 2006 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition at the San Diego Conference Center next month.

NEWARK, Del. ¿ The Produce Marketing Association here will offer a track of workshops to discuss the ever-evolving impact technology will have on the produce supply chain, during its 2006 Fresh Summit International Convention and Exposition at the San Diego Conference Center next month.