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Articles in May, 2003 issue of Food Institute Report, The

• Supermarket shelves are warming up to RTS soups.(ready-to-serve soups )(Brief Article)
• Starbucks will maintain its growth momentum in Thailand this year, with six new outlets. (On the foodservice front).(Brief Article)
• Fresh Atlantic salmon from Chile. (Noted In The Federal Register).(Marine Harvest (Chile) S.A. v. United States)(Brief Article)
• Dried vegetables. (Markets).
• Heinz is getting back to basics.(Brief Article)
• International mergers & acquisitions.
• ... Statements from 110 female workers of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. claiming they were denied promotions and paid less than men were filed in the motion requesting class-action status. (In The Courts ...).(Brief Article)
• Dried vegetables. (Markets).
• Retail price update: wholesale food prices up sharply during April.
• Retail sales: foodservice sales advance 4.4% during April.
• Viticultural areas. (Noted In The Federal Register).(Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau is proposing the establishment of the San Bernabe viticultural area and the realignment of the adjacent San Lucas viticultural area)(Brief Article)
• Dried fruits. (Markets).(Illustration)
• Burger King Chief unveils plan to quell fast food giant's woes.(Brief Article)
• Boston market launches Rotisserie Grill restaurant.(Brief Article)
• Investigation into certain plastic grocery and retail bags. (Noted In The Federal Register).
• Processed fish. (Markets).
• Commodity prices. (Markets).(Brief Article)
• Bottled water poised to become second most popular commercial beverage.
• ConAgra Foods Inc. agreed to pay almost $1.5 million to end a government lawsuit. (In The Courts ...).(Gilroy Foods; bias against disabled workers)(Brief Article)
• Tomato products. (Markets).
• Chicken. (Markets).(Brief Article)
• RSI adopts EAN-UCC System for product identification.(Restaurant Services Inc. )(Brief Article)
• Visa, MasterCard pay $3 billion to settle lawsuit with Wal-Mart and others. (Washington).(Brief Article)
• Tomato products. (Markets).(Illustration)
• Chicken. (Markets).(broiler prices, broiler chicks placed, chicken part prices)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Report contends fast-food salads are "nutritionally disastrous".(Brief Article)
• ... While senator introduces legislation to make improvements. (Washington).(Brief Article)
• Frozen vegetables. (Markets).(Illustration)
• Futures prices. (Markets).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• U.S. coffee sales fell in the first quarter of 2003, as shoppers balked at higher prices sparked by last fall's wholesale price increase by coffee roasters.(Brief Article)
• Food recalls reported. (Washington).(Brief Article)
• Canned vegetables. (Markets).
• Farm prices. (Markets).
• Supermarket shrink accounts for 2.3% of retail sales.(Brief Article)
• Latest financial reports (000 omitted).(retailers, restaurant companies, food companies)(Illustration)
• You should know.(meshed briefs; President Bush on European trade policies)(Massauchusetts investigates below cost milk sales)(USDA eases poultry quarantine following Exotic Newcastle Disease)(Brief Article)
• Processed fish. (Markets).(Centre Partners Management L.L.C. acquires ConAgra Foods Inc. Bumble Bee business )(catfish statistics)(caviar supply)
• Kroger launches naturally preferred brand.(Brief Article)
• Mergers & acquisitions.(multiple briefs)(Brief Article)
• ... Safeway, Albertsons and Kroger Co. will use labels or signs to inform shoppers that color additives are fed to farm-raised salmon to make the flesh pink. (In The Courts ...).(Brief Article)
• Processed fish. (Markets).
• Retail price update: food-at-home prices up 0.6% through April; April canned vegetable prices decline 1.9% from 2002.
• Retail sales: food store sales post largest gain in 26 months, climbing 6.1% during April over April 2002.
• FDA proposed rule--establishment, maintenance and availability of records under the Bioterrorism Act.
• Dried vegetables. (Markets).(Illustration)
• Roundy's bids for some rainbow stores.(acquisition from Fleming)
• Latest financial reports (000 omitted).(Illustration)
• Wheat from Canada. (Noted In The Federal Register).
• Canned fruits. (Markets).
• Futures prices. (Markets).(Brief Article)
• Finding efficiencies increasing important in restaurant industry.
• Mad cow confirmed in Canada, U.S. bans all beef shipments from Canada. (Washington).
• Dietary ingredients & supplement rule. (Noted In The Federal Register).(Food and Drug Administration)(Brief Article)
• Nuts & nutmeats. (Markets).(imports)
• Gourmet Take-N-Bake Pizza chain plans expansion.(Brief Article)
• Irradiated meat on school lunch trays remains a hot-button issue. (Washington).
• PACA coverage. (Noted In The Federal Register).(USDA is amending regulations under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act )(Brief Article)
• Nuts & nutmeats. (Markets).
• Farmland proposes reorganizing around its meat business.(Farmland Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Mergers & acquisitions.(food and restaurant industries)(Brief Article)
• You should know ...(food industry news)
• Frozen fruits. (Markets).
• Yogurt sales top $2.5 billion in 2002.
• Study gives insights to consumers food safety views. (Washington).(Brief Article)
• Honey from China. (Noted In The Federal Register).(Brief Article)
• Dried fruits. (Markets).
• Give women what they want, says marketing consultant.(Brief Article)
• Food recalls reported. (Washington).(Brief Article)
• Canned vegetables. (Markets).
• Eggs. (Markets).(Brief Article)
• Implementing RFID can begin at the distribution center.(radio frequency identification)
• Many differences exist between Canadian and U.S. nutritional labeling regulations. (Washington).
• Canned vegetables. (Markets).
• Eggs. (Markets).(prices)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Tossing up the salad market.
• School lunches still too high in fat, GAO study finds ... (Washington).(Brief Article)
• Tomato products. (Markets).(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Chicken. (Markets).(broiler prices, broiler chicks placed, chicken part prices)(Illustration)
• ID's 2003 leading food industry suppliers.
• EPA, livestock farms in talks to get amnesty from Clean Air Act. (Washington).(Brief Article)

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