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- Giant of Maryland hires and supports veterans
Giant of Maryland, which has hired five military veterans for store management and says more hires are pending, has designated March its first Military Appreciation Month. Stores are accepting monetary donations at checkout, selling snack packs for troops and setting up stations for children to create cards. Progressive Grocer
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- Weis widens presence in Baltimore area
Weis Markets has opened one store each in Towson and Woodlawn, Md., giving the 165-store chain 15 locations in the Baltimore area. Both stores have environmentally friendly features, such as LED lighting with motion sensors, and departments including a pharmacy, a full-service deli and a sushi bar. Progressive Grocer
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 | Zavers by Google is smart for retailers
Zavers is a fast and easy way to offer the right coupons to the right shoppers. Shoppers find manufacturer discounts on their favorite retailer websites, or across the web, and add digital coupons to their online accounts. Savings are automatically deducted at checkout when shoppers swipe their rewards card or type in their phone numbers.
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- Front-of-pack labeling is recommended by Mars exec
Debra Sandler, president of Mars Chocolate North America, spoke in favor of front-of-pack labeling during the National Confectioners Association's State of the Industry Conference. "Embrace the NCA style guide, put clear calorie labeling on the front of all your packs and give your consumers the right to choose," she said. "Don't give regulators the chance to take that choice away." CandyAndSnackToday.com
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- Tesco plans major initiative for diabetes awareness
Tesco has pledged to raise about $15 million for diabetes research and launch an awareness campaign in partnership with Diabetes UK, to combat a growing rate of type 2 diabetes in the U.K. The supermarket chain will also fund research into a vaccine for type 1 diabetes, which is not linked to lifestyle. The Grocer (U.K.)
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- Hershey's growth officer shares her game plan
 Michele Buck, senior vice president and chief growth officer at Hershey, says she'll help the company reach $10 billion in revenue by 2017, up from $6.6 billion in 2012. "We want to transform the geographic footprint to have 25% of our revenue coming from international, and we want to expand our portfolio, leveraging [mergers and acquisitions] and innovation," she said. Forbes
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- Mandatory labeling arrives in Australia
Australian supermarkets must put the kilojoule count on prepared food as part of an 8,700-kilojoule campaign aimed at improving health. "I believe it is essential consumers are equipped with nutritional information to encourage them to make balanced food choices," New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell said. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia)
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Next week: FMI's Asset Protection Conference
From Sunday through March 13 in Phoenix, the FMI Asset Protection Conference will continue to build effective skills and education in safety, fraud, crisis management and more. This year, attendees can learn strategies to mitigate the risk of mass-scale incidents. To learn more about the program and to register, visit FMIAssetProtection.com.
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- Voluntary case-label guidelines are published
Food manufacturers and retailers have collaborated to publish guidelines for case labeling in the U.S. and Canada, with the goal of improving efficiency and traceability. "Consistent with our mission, GS1 US and GS1 Canada helped bring the food industry together to find a standards-based solution to an industry challenge by considering common business practices and various supply-chain processes," said Mary Wilson, vice president of standards management at GS1 US. Packaging World magazine
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