CONVENIENT FOOD MART &lt;CFMI> AGREES TO BUY CHAIN

  Convenient Food Mart Inc said it
  has tentatively agreed to buy all the outstanding stock of
  Plaid Pantries Inc and two associated businesses in Oregon and
  Washington for undisclosed terms.
      Plaid Pantries owns and operates 161 convenience stores in
  the Portland and Seattle areas. The other business are two
  companies involved in the wholesale distribution of groceries
  and health and beauty aids, it said.
      Closing is expected by May 15.
  

