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Euro strength pushes up farmers' pay but rising costs will eat into itIT SEEMED a good idea at the end of May to take advantage of one of those cheap flights linked with three days in Provence. The flight was inexpensive but as soon as the whee
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Tesco looks to more customer loyalty for top line boostBRITAIN'S leading supermarkets go head-to-head in the City this week, as Tesco and Sainsbury's give updates on the battle for market share.
Scotsman Monday, October 05, 2009Dalmore's spirits raised by £10,000 bottleWhile distillers worry about minimum alcohol prices for the whisky industry, a rare vintage single malt goes on sale for £10,000 a bottle
FT Monday, October 05, 2009Delhaize Group and BI-LO Agree on Non-Binding Offer for Food Lion To Acquire Certain BI-LO AssetsBRUSSELS, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB - NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, announced today that it has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent with BI-LO, LLC to acquire a substantial majority of BI-LO's assets, including associated inventory, for a purchase price of USD 425 million in cash. This announcement was made in the context of BI-LO's bankruptcy proceedings in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 05, 2009Alcohol Education Program for College Campuses Gets a Face-LiftARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Health Communications, Inc., provider of the TIPS (Training for Intervention Procedures) Program, today announced the release of its new version of the TIPS for the University Program. The program, already implemented on over 1,000 college campuses, is conducted by a certified TIPS Trainer. The two-hour classroom session provides students with the knowledge and confidence necessary to reduce high-risk drinking among their peers.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 05, 2009PepsiCo Says it will Form New Bottling Unit; Eric Foss, 27-Year Industry Veteran, will be CEOPURCHASE, N.Y., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In anticipation of the previously-announced mergers with its two largest bottlers, The Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) and PepsiAmericas (PAS), PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) today announced plans to form a new entity comprising the bottling businesses, effective upon closing of the mergers. The new unit will be called PepsiCo Bottling North America (PBNA).
prnewswire.com Monday, October 05, 2009G. Willi-Food Commences Shipments of ''Instant Noodle Bowl'' to Major U.S. and Canadian Supermarkets and Big Box RetailersYAVNE, Israel, October 5 /PRNewswire/ -- G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) (the "Company" or "Willi-Food"), one of Israel's largest food importers and a single-source supplier of one of the world's most extensive range of quality kosher food products, today announced that it recently began shipping its "Instant Noodle Bowl" product to supermarkets and big box retail chains in the U.S. and Canada.
prnewswire.com Monday, October 05, 2009AS HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS RISE, KRAFT FOODS STEPS UP IN DAVENPORT IN A SEASON OF GIVING BACKDAVENPORT, Iowa, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Four volunteer projects. One Week. Eighty Kraft Foods volunteers. A food drive. $5,000. And 100 handmade blankets. What does that add up to? Hundreds of lives touched throughout the Davenport area thanks to Kraft Foods' first-ever global "Make a Delicious Difference Week."
prnewswire.com Monday, October 05, 2009MORE THAN 100 KRAFT FOODS' VOLUNTEERS TEAM UP WITH LOCAL CHARITIES TO MAKE A DELICIOUS DIFFERENCE IN BENTONVILLE AND ROGERSBENTONVILLE, Ark., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eighteen volunteer projects. Seven days. 150 Kraft Foods' employee volunteers. $5,000. And 500 handmade blankets. What does that add up to? Thousands of people in Bentonville and Rogers benefiting from Kraft Foods' first-ever global "Make a Delicious Difference Week."
prnewswire.com Monday, October 05, 2009Menage a Trois Named 2009 'Wine Brand of the Year' by Market WatchST. HELENA, Calif., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Beverage industry publication Market Watch has named Menage a Trois the 2009 "Wine Brand of the Year." The award was announced in New York City, on September 24th, at the 26th Annual Market Watch Leaders Award Dinner.
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