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Skriven 2013-09-21 03:04:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av JIM WELLER
Ärende: competition 197
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 ML> Lobs seems to be really octopusing the grocery biz in your
 ML> country.
 JW> Big enough that when they take over another chain our Competition
 JW> Bureau (similar to your FTC) often make them divest part of their
 JW> acquisition to a competitor in select regions to prevent local
 JW> monopolies.

As with all things political here, it's complicated, and the
oversight of mergers and acquisitions is shared by the FTC and
the Justice Department. Who gets what according to what criteria
I don't know. In the case of this airline merger hoopla, it's
Justice taking the reins.

 JW> They were #1. Now that #2 eastern based Sobey's is taking over #3
 JW> western Safeway I'm not sure who the biggest chain is.

Will your competition bureau put a monkey wrench into this?

 JW> The second of the YIG stores just re-opened after extensive
 JW> renovations and I am quite impressed. The coolers, freezers, shelves
 JW> and flooring are all new and shiny.

And I presume the stores smell okay. These are good things.

 JW> of new foods never sold here before. For example I saw King Oyster
 JW> mushrooms here for the first time; granted they were $22/kg and I
 JW> didn't get any but at least I could have if I wanted too. Also neat
 JW> to see was a sushi station manned by three young Japanese guys ready
 JW> to put together customized take out trays to order.

The Wegmanization of the world come northward.

 JW> And every dept. had at least one really nicely priced special: I
 JW> picked up fresh, never frozen, wild caught Pacific salmon (just dog
 JW> salmon mind you) for $1.99 per pound, red and yellow bell peppers
 JW> priced like green peppers and half price Ben and Jerry's (500 ml
 JW> "pints" at 2/$5).  

500 ml for a pint isn't bad.

 JW> Also there are twice as many shelf stockers and three times as many
 JW> cashiers, so lineups are pleasantly short.

How do they propose to finance these improvements?

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.04

      Title: Hawaiian Island Chicken and Papaya - Microwave
 Categories: Microwave, Poultry, Fruits
      Yield: 4 Servings

      2 ts Margarine; reduced calorie
    1/4 c  Honey
    1/4 c  Lime juice
    1/4 ts Nutmeg; ground
    1/8 ts Cinnamon; ground
        ds Allspice; ground
      4    Chicken breast halves; boned
           - skinned, 4 ounces each
      1    Papaya; peeled, seeded,
           - and sliced
           Lime rind curls (opt.)

MMMMM-------------------NUTRIENTS PER SERVING------------------------
           213 Calories
           22.3g Protein
           26.6g Carbohydrates
           2.6g Fat
           54mg Cholesterol
           83mg Sodium

   Place margarine in an 11x7x2 inch baking dish; microwave on HIGH for
  20 seconds or until margarine melts. Stir in honey and next 4
  ingredients. Place chicken in dish with thickest portion towards
  outside of dish, turning to coat chicken. Cover with wax paper and
  microwave at HIGH for 10 to 12 minutes or until chicken is tender,
  rotating a half turn after 5 minutes.

   Add papaya to chicken; cover with wax paper and microwave on HIGH
  for 1 to 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Garnish with lime rind
  curls, if desired.

  Source: Safeway's Nutrition Awareness Program from Cooking Light
  Magazine

MMMMM


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