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• Midday Glance: Supermarkets companies Friday, 24 May 2013 | 1:18 PM ET

  Kroger fell$. 04 or. 1 percent, to $34.15. Safeway fell$. 17 or. 7 percent, to $23.22. Supervalu fell$. 05 or. 8 percent, to $6.43.

• McDonald's CEO Gets McGrilled by a 9-Year-Old Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:49 AM ET

  

  McDonald's needs kids more than today's kids need McDonald's. Perhaps no one knows that better than CEO Don Thompson, who was grilled by a 9-year-old at the annual meeting.

• Research and Markets: Bakery Product Manufacturers (Global) - 2013 Study Focuses on 300 of the Main Players to Date Friday, 24 May 2013 | 11:10 AM ET

  DUBLIN---- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Bakery Product Manufacturers" report to their offering.

• Food 4 Less/Foods Co Stores announce fundraising campaign to 'Honor Our Troops' Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:52 AM ET

  LOS ANGELES, May 24, 2013/ PRNewswire/-- Southern California based Food 4 Less is pleased to announce that it is raising funds for the USO to support our nation's service men and women and their families through a program called "Honoring Our Heroes." In addition, the supermarket chain's Foods Co Division is collecting donations for the USO' s programs and services.

• Early Glance: Supermarkets companies Friday, 24 May 2013 | 10:33 AM ET

  Kroger fell$. 17 or. 5 percent, to $34.02. Safeway fell$. 21 or. 9 percent, to $23.18. Supervalu fell$. 05 or. 7 percent, to $6.44.

• Beat the Heat of Summer  Friday, 24 May 2013 | 7:58 AM ET

  

  Unilever is the world's largest maker of ice cream; Breyer's, Magnum and Ben and Jerry's are just some of its brands. Kees Kruythoff, Unilever North America president, weighs in.

• Final Glance: Supermarkets companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 6:03 PM ET

  Kroger rose$. 07 or. 2 percent, to $34.19. Supervalu rose$. 02 or. 3 percent, to $6.48. Whole Foods Market Inc. rose $1.03 or 1.0 percent, to $104.58.

• McDonald's Most Caloric Item Ever  Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 2:58 PM ET

  

  McDonald's will add its most caloric item ever to its menu in Japan beginning next week, with the "Street Signs" crew.

• Tops Friendly Markets Completes Acquisition Of 4 Big M Stores Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 2:00 PM ET

  WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y., May 23, 2013/ PRNewswire/-- Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York, northern Pennsylvania and western Vermont, today announced that the company has completed the acquisition of four Big M supermarkets.

• Midday Glance: Supermarkets companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:46 PM ET

  Kroger fell$. 11 or. 3 percent, to $34.01. Safeway fell$. 36 or 1.5 percent, to $23.03. Supervalu fell$. 01 or. 1 percent, to $6.46.

• 13 of 29 Selling Bogus Booze Were TGI Fridays: NJ Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 1:17 PM ET

  

  Thirteen of the restaurants cited in "Operation Swill" are TGI Fridays in central and northern New Jersey, state officials say.

• Research and Markets: Coffee In Depth Report - 2013 Comprehensive Market Analysis Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 11:31 AM ET

  DUBLIN---- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the " Coffee In Depth Report" subscription to their offering. This in-depth market report includes comprehensive market analysis and insightful opinions on pricing, supply and demand, production estimates, and other key market- moving events that can affect the dynamics of the coffee market.

• Research and Markets: Coffee Weekly Round-Up - Subscription Service - Get the Latest 2013 Information Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 11:27 AM ET

  DUBLIN---- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the " Coffee Weekly Round-Up" subscription to their offering. A must-have for anyone involved with the coffee markets. Each week you’ ll receive a concise market-specific report detailing our timely insights, market analysis and opinions on the outlook and fundamentals of the coffee market.

• Orkla, Royal Unibrew, Nordic vie for Heineken's Hartwall-sources Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 10:56 AM ET

  STOCKHOLM, May 23- Norway's Orkla, Danish brewer Royal Unibrew and private equity firm Nordic Capital have proceeded to the second round of bidding for Heineken's Finnish division Hartwall, three people familiar with the matter said.

• Early Glance: Supermarkets companies Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 10:46 AM ET

  Kroger fell$. 11 or. 3 percent, to $34.01. Safeway fell$. 42 or 1.8 percent, to $22.97. Supervalu fell$. 16 or 2.5 percent, to $6.30.

• ASCC Unveils Debut Spirits Brand RWB Vodka Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 5:00 AM ET

  MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla.---- After months of anticipation, the Aristocrat Group Corp. proudly unveiled today its debut product for the $21.3 billion domestic distilled spirits market: RWB Ultra-Premium Handcrafted Vodka, a gluten-free liquor made in the U.S.A..

• US Core Market Still Under Pressure: SABMiller CEO  Thursday, 23 May 2013 | 2:00 AM ET

  

  Alan Clarke, CEO of SABMiller, comments on full-year earnings and says that most markets are growing except the U.S. core market which remains under pressure.

• Final Glance: Supermarkets companies Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 6:08 PM ET

  Kroger fell$. 71 or 2.0 percent, to $34.12. Safeway fell$. 92 or 3.8 percent, to $23.39. Supervalu fell$. 34 or 5.0 percent, to $6.46.

• Mira Winery Makes History after Successfully Recovering Wine Aged in Charleston Harbor Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 4:05 PM ET

  CHARLESTON, S.C.---- Mira Winery concluded a historic three-month experiment in the Charleston, S.C. Harbor yesterday when the Napa- based producer of fine wines recovered four cases of its 2009 Cabernet Sauvignon from 60 feet below in the Atlantic Ocean.

• NJ Says Bars Peddled Cheap Booze as Premium Liquor Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 2:56 PM ET

  

  N.J. officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants that allegedly sold cheap liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.