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CHICAGO -- Thomas R. Greco, s.v.p. of sales for Frito-Lay North America, has been named Outstanding Champion for 2006 by the Network of Executive Women. The organization will honor Greco Sunday, May 7, at the group's annual Champion's Reception at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago. The reception is sponsored by Deloitte & Touche and will also honor this year's NEW scholarship winners.

CHICAGO -- Supervalu chairman and c.e.o. Jeff Noddle has joined the list of headline speakers at this year's Consumer 360 Conference to be held May 16 to May 18 at the J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa in Palm Desert, Calif. The annual event -- hosted by Progressive Grocer's sister VNU companies, ACNielsen and Spectra -- is the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry's premiere educational and networking event, attracting over 1,000 industry professionals each year.

COPPELL, Texas -- The Carnival division of regional retailer Minyard Food Stores here is gearing up to co-sponsor a Cinco de Mayo celebration in Dallas that's expected to bring in more than 125,000 people. The free daylong event will be held April 30 at Texas Stadium.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Design Services Group (DSG) a subsidiary of Supervalu here, claimed victory in the 2006 National Association of Store Fixture Manufacturers (NASFM) Retail Design Award competition.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Leading CPG manufacturer Kellogg Co. here is in the midst of rolling out its Healthy Beginnings program to more than 70 grocery retailers nationwide, to help consumers better understand how to improve their health.

LANHAM, Md. -- Shoppers Food & Pharmacy has created two new s.v.p. positions, in addition to promoting four other company executives.

AUSTIN, Minn. -- Hormel Foods Corp. here has acquired Turlock, Calif.-based Valley Fresh, Inc., a leader in canned ready-to-eat chicken, for approximately $78 million.