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PLCB Ratchets Up Its War on Four Loko; Giant Food Will Absorb Two Genuardi’s Supermarkets

• PLCB asks wholesalers and retailers to at least temporarily stop selling Four Loko and other caffeinated malt liquor beverages. [KYW]

• The Carlisle, PA based Giant Food Stores is acquiring Genaurdi’s Supermarket’s Feasterville and Warrington locations. [Inquirer]

• Government cheese: Through a group called Dairy Management, the USDA is pushing high-fat cheese to consumers, even while warning about the threat of obesity. [NYT]

• Just in time for Next Iron Chef: AT&T;’s U-verse cable system put Food Network and Cooking Channel back on the air yesterday after a contract dispute. It seems like this happens every week now, right? [Chi Trib]

• After doing the whole healthy-eating spiel in the U.K. and U.S., Jamie Oliver is taking his message to Australia. [Reuters]

• Bobby Flay’s horse More Than Real won a high-stakes race at this weekend’s Breeder’s Cup. [AP]

PLCB Ratchets Up Its War on Four Loko; Giant Food Will Absorb Two