Nonfoods

Caribou Coffee Co., Inc. is expanding partnership with Hy-Vee, Inc., to be the preferred coffee brand for the company’s 230 grocery locations.

Sustainable seafood sourcing is moving to the forefront for a variety of supermarket companies, including The Kroger Co., which has made the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification for farmed seafood a key element of its seafood procurement policy, and Delhaize America, whose seven banner groups will soon require suppliers to verify that products come from sources managed for sustainability and encourage local sourcing.

Mintel research has found that more consumers are consuming alcoholic beverages at home instead of in bars or restaurants.

The iconic Eight O’Clock Coffee brand is sponsoring Macaroni Kid (macaronikid.com), a Water Mill, N.Y.-based publisher of e-newsletters for over 180 communities as well as national e-newsletters on general interest, family travel and family safety, to help a nationwide network of moms publicize local, community-focused and family-friendly events.

The Manischewitz Co. has named the first-place winner of its inaugural retailer display contest in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM): King’s Supermarket in Short Hills, N.J. The aim of the contest, which invited retailers to create in-store displays paying tribute to the occasion, was to boost awareness of JAHM, a month-long celebration of the contributions made by Jewish Americans to American heritage.

Canadian grocery operator Longo’s, which operates most of its supermarkets in suburban areas, is planning to roll out more downtown Toronto stores, including its biggest yet this fall in the Maple Leaf Square condominiums, according to a published report.

Whole Foods Market plans to run product tasting and demonstrations in its Mid-Atlantic region stores for a new line of spread and dips that were developed for the vegetarian, kosher and gluten-free markets.

After months of readying for its first fresh-focused format store in Chicago, Milwaukee-based Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. will open its first Mariano’s Fresh Market this morning in Arlington Heights, Ill.