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Technology/Services

7-Eleven, Postmates Team Up to Literally Deliver Convenience

7-Eleven teams with Postmates for its first foray into delivery

General Merchandise/HBC

Kraft Shareholders Approve Merger With Heinz

Deal creates third-largest food & beverage company in North America, fifth in world

Effective upon close of merger transaction

Dedicated teams will leverage local insights, shopper experiences to drive brand growth

Consumer interviews capture unmet needs, category momentum

Effort fights hunger and drives benefits to retailers

Major brand categories seeing loyalty decline; store brands backsliding

Internationals food retailing companies operate several major U.S. supermarket chains

Plans to remove artificial flavors, colors from all of its cereals by end of 2017

Twinkies maker targeting convenience stores, drug stores with longer-shelf-life products

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