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Blyth Inc. has sold certain assets associated with its North American mass channel home fragrance business, Blyth HomeScents International - North America (BHI), to MVP Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of private-label candles and home fragrance products to mass retailers.

Phat Farm selects 7thOnline Inc. to provide online showroom and buying solutions for Phat Farm's specialty store retailers.

The J. M. Smucker Company completes the acquisition of Eagle Family Foods Holdings Inc., a privately-held company, for $133 million in cash and the assumption of $115 million in debt, in a transaction valued at $248 million.

The Maytag brand launches its first major advertising campaign since being acquired by Whirlpool Corporation last year and its first national campaign featuring the new Maytag Repairman, played by Clay Jackson who was recently discovered during a nationwide, public search involving more than 1,500 people.

Coca-Cola FEMSA, a Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America, selects EDS to provide IT services, including support for its SAP platform, Spanish and Portuguese help desk operations and field services.

The new enterprise mobility business from Motorola Inc. and Avery Dennison Corporation announce a strategic relationship under which Avery Dennison RFID will supply EPCglobal Gen 2 RFID tags to Motorola.

Bravo! Brands Inc., a brand development and marketing company that promotes and distributes vitamin-fortified, flavored milk drinks and other beverages, launches its ecommerce Web site, enabling consumers to purchase its Bravo! and Slammers brands directly from www.bravobrands. com.

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