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The cranberry and grapefruit growers who own Ocean Spray Inc. have narrowly rejected PepsiCo Inc. s offer to buy a stake in the agricultural cooperative.About 900 farmer-owners in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, New Jersey, Florida, Oregon, Washington and Canada voted 52
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