Nonfoods

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. will help shoppers get the Jewish year 5771 off to a delicious start with cooking demonstrations and in-store sampling before Rosh Hashanah at select stores throughout South Florida.

to spur shopper demand for California avocados by spreading the word that the fruit can serve as a replacement for fat in baking, the California Avocado Commission (CAC) has unveiled a national PR effort aimed at encouraging health-conscious bakers to substitute avocado for many traditional baking ingredients, including butter and shortening, by simply replacing these components with an equal amount of avocado.

Natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has teamed up with Chef Ann Cooper, the nation’s “Renegade Lunch Lady,” for a second year to raise awareness of healthier school food through a project that will fund salad bars for public schools across the country.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (A&P) yesterday debuted in all of its Pathmark stores a line of EDLP products under the Food Basics and Home Basics labels, with the aim of offering value-minded shoppers the opportunity to buy household staples for less.

Q.bel Foods, LLC, a manufacturer of all-natural chocolate wafer rolls and wafer bars, has rolled a contest encouraging consumers to send in a short paragraph explaining why they think their charity of choice is in sync with the company’s tagline “Be True.

To help its shoppers easily get everything they need in the way of office and back-to-school supplies, Food Lion banners Food Lion, Bloom, Harveys and Reid’s will now carry over 200 OfficeMax products year-round.

Walgreens unveiled its new expanded food selection in several Chicago communities identified as food deserts, or areas that lack access to basic foods necessary to maintain a healthy diet.

Supervalu is offering shingles vaccinations at more than 800 of its in-store pharmacies within the company’s nationwide family of grocery stores, including Acme, Albertsons, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s/Star Market, Shop ‘n Save, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy.