Frozen Foods

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Seizing an opportunity to continuing to build its healthy products portfolio and further its investment and growth in Western New York, Rich Products Corp. here has acquired Grand Island, N.Y.-based GLP Free Manufacturing, a gluten-free baked goods manufacturing company.

MCLEAN, Va. -- The Produce for Better Health Foundation's (PBH) new Fruits & Veggies-More Matters health initiative and companion Web site will launch next week with the solid support of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) here. Slated to bow March 19, the new PBH initiative will encourage greater consumption of fruits and vegetables in all forms -- frozen included -- in a bid to boost Americans' health and wellness.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. -- Yesterday at the second annual Sustainable Packaging Exposition, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. released the initial results of its Packaging Scorecard. The scorecard, which was officially unveiled at the Clinton Global Initiative in September 2006 and launched on Feb, 1, 2007, evaluates Wal-Mart and Sam's Club suppliers on the sustainability of their packaging and offers suggestions for improvement.

MILWAUKEE -- Roundy's Supermarkets, Inc. here opened the doors to its latest supermarket in West Milwaukee this week. The 60,000-plus square foot Pick 'n Save store was built on the site of the former Hotpoint appliance factory, and is a key part of the revival of the old warehouse district here into a vibrant retail corridor.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Bruce Weitz, president and c.e.o. of Kings Super Markets here, told a local newspaper yesterday that the company would be interested in buying "some or all" of the stores that are likely to come on the market in the wake of A&P's proposed purchase of Pathmark.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Bruce Weitz, president and c.e.o. of Kings Super Markets here, told a local newspaper yesterday that the company would be interested in buying "some or all" of the stores that are likely to come on the market in the wake of A&P's proposed purchase of Pathmark.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wal-Mart and Safeway are the newest companies to join the new Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters license agreement initiative launched by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here. All told, 33 retail companies representing approximately 20,000 individual retail stores across the nation have signed on with the More Matters campaign.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wal-Mart and Safeway are the newest companies to join the new Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters license agreement initiative launched by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here. All told, 33 retail companies representing approximately 20,000 individual retail stores across the nation have signed on with the More Matters campaign.