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      <news:title><![CDATA[Kroger’s purchase of Giant Eagle gives Walmart a run for their money]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[PepsiCo embraces dirty soda trend with Dirty Mountain Dew and Mug Root Beer Floats]]></news:title>
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      <news:title><![CDATA[What it takes to earn a place in today’s snack cart]]></news:title>
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      <image:caption><![CDATA[Consumers are becoming more selective about snack purchases as inflation, health priorities and growing use of third-party apps reshape what they consider worth buying, according to NIQ’s Chris Costagli.]]></image:caption>
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