Frozen Foods

LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- The NYC Best Bagger Championship, hosted by D'Agostino Supermarkets here, is the first New York City event in a yearlong nationwide program in pitting the top grocery baggers in the country against each other for prizes and the title of America's Best Bagger.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Consumers are increasingly choosing foods that offer more nutrition for the calories than those foods that don't in many departments of Hannaford Supermarkets here, which asserts that in some cases better-for-you items are being chosen three or four times more than their conventional counterparts. The grocer released this information yesterday as part of its findings since last year's launch of "Guiding Stars," a storewide system with the aim of helping Hannaford shoppers make more informed nutritional choices.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Consumers are increasingly choosing foods that offer more nutrition for the calories than those foods that don't in many departments of Hannaford Supermarkets here, which asserts that in some cases better-for-you items are being chosen three or four times more than their conventional counterparts. The grocer released this information yesterday as part of its findings since last year's launch of "Guiding Stars," a storewide system with the aim of helping Hannaford shoppers make more informed nutritional choices.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Consumers are increasingly choosing foods that offer more nutrition for the calories than those foods that don't in many departments of Hannaford Supermarkets here, which asserts that in some cases better-for-you items are being chosen three or four times more than their conventional counterparts. The grocer released this information yesterday as part of its findings since last year's launch of "Guiding Stars," a storewide system with the aim of helping Hannaford shoppers make more informed nutritional choices.

NATICK, Mass -- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. yesterday reported August 2007 sales of $661.7 million, a 6.4 increase from $622.2 million in August 2006. Comparable-club sales for August 2007 rose 1.4 percent, counting a negative impact of 2.4 percent from gasoline sales and a negative impact of 0.4 percent from the absence of pharmacy sales vs. last year.

Nugget Markets' flagship store in Roseville, Calif. typifies the grocer's emergence as an expanding regional player with extensive variety, elegant presentation, competitive pricing, and first-rate service.

The Publix family has much to celebrate on the 100th anniversary of the birth of founder George Jenkins.

JACKSON, Mich. -- Two distribution facilities in New Albany, Ind. and Denver, Colo., and a manufacturing facility in Modesto, Calif., owned and operated by Dawn Food Products based here recently achieved superior ratings in annual inspections conducted by the American Institute of Baking (AIB), the company said.