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EnQii, a global leader in the digital out-of-home market, has implemented its digital signage media management and media player technologies chain-wide within Fred Meyer stores. The EnQii solution delivers a high-definition digital signal across the retailer's LCD and plasma TV media wall, ensuring a consistent quality and message to the consumer electronic shopper. EnQii's media player, using its proprietary RemoteTransfer(TM) media management software, allows the content to be...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and QFC supermarkets, part of the Kroger Co., announced the recall of various delicatessen items due to a health risk. The FDA said five deli tuna salad items sold at 74 QFC stores in Washington and Oregon might contain salad dressing in which milk was used but not listed on the label, posing a health risk for people allergic to dairy products. The following deli-prepared items and their "sell by" dates are included in the recall: tuna pecan...

Reed's, Inc. (NASDAQ:REED) announced today that it has formed an enhanced partnership with Quality Food Centers (QFC), a division of Kroger, the largest full service supermarket in the U.S. QFC carries a wide variety of natural and organic products, including select Reed's Ginger Brews & Virgil's All Natural Sodas. Christopher Reed, Founder and CEO of Reed's, Inc., stated, "This partnering with QFC reflects Reed's commitment and success in expanding into the mainstream marketplace. As a...

Isbre Holding Corp. (PINKSHEETS: ISBH), importers of Isbre Norwegian Glacier Spring Water, today announced placement into the 117-store Houston Division of Kroger supermarkets. With over 2,500 stores, Kroger is the largest supermarket chain in the nation. Isbre also announced placement in the four Long Island Wild by Nature Markets, highly regarded natural food stores owned and operated by King Kullen Grocery Company. Over the past year, Isbre has achieved supermarket placement in Stop...

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market(R) , the leading natural and organic foods supermarket, today announced results from a recent survey that found, despite rising food prices, nearly 80 percent of U.S. adults (79 percent) say they do not want to compromise on the quality of the food they buy and the majority (70 percent) are continuing to buy the same amount of natural and/or organic foods as they always have. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive(R),...

By Jacklet, Ben THIRTY YEARS AGO, Brian Rohter and his colleagues in the organic food business were widely considered a fringe group. "Now you can buy organic food everywhere," says Rohter, CEO of privately held, Portland-based New Seasons Market. "Some people who have been in organics a long time complain about that, but the way I look at it, hey, we won. It's a victory." Few business leaders are claiming victory in today's economy, but Rohter has reason to be confident. New Seasons...

Monsanto's Augusta facility might have a new owner in "upcoming months" as it sells off one of its product lines. The St. Louis-based company announced Wednesday that it plans to seek a buyer for its dairy hormone, Posilac, which is produced in Augusta. Posilac is bovine somatotropin, which increases milk production in dairy cows. "While Posilac is a strong product for the business, we believe repositioning the business with a strategic owner will allow Monsanto to focus on the...

UFCW Local 555 will be holding a community rally at The Dalles Fred Meyer on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 5:30pm - 7:00pm. The Non-Food employees at The Dalles Fred Meyer have been seeking their first contract since November 2007, when they overwhelmingly voted to be represented by UFCW Local 555. UFCW Local 555 represents about 20,000 workers in Oregon and Southwest Washington. As of today Fred Meyer has been unwilling to settle a fair contract for these employees. The company has failed to...

By Dan Sewell The Associated Press After watching the price of her favorite bread rising too quickly, Michele Shores decided it was time for a fresh approach.She began picking up store-brand breads, Kroger Co.'s namesake brand or Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Great Value, when her usual bread went from $2 to $3 per loaf. Less than half the price, and not half bad."My husband takes his lunch to work and we all eat a lot of sandwiches here," said the 30-year-old mother of two from Atlanta. "So...

By DAN SEWELL By Dan Sewell The Associated Press CINCINNATI After watching the price of her favorite bread rise too quickly, Michele Shores decided it was time for a fresh approach. She began picking up store-brand breads, Kroger Co.'s namesake brand or Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Great Value, when her usual bread went from $2 to $3 a loaf. "My husband takes his lunch to work, and we all eat a lot of sandwiches here," said the 30-year-old mother of two from Atlanta. "So that's a lot of...