Nonfoods

Bi-Lo, LLC has named Mike Mannion director of grocery merchandising, effective immediately.

A recent HealthFocus International (HFI) study reveals that cutting costs has expanded into higher-income groups, namely, those with annual incomes upward of $75,000.

General Mills was recently named one of the 100 “Greenest Companies in America” by Newsweek magazine, which ranked the Minneapolis-based manufacturer in the top 10 among peer food and beverage companies.

Consumers will toast in holiday cheer with wine again this year, but many are making category trade-downs and trade-outs due to economic factors, according to a new survey from Mintel released last week.

Mann Packing Co. is joining forces with Gourmet Garden to offer members of Curves, the largest fitness franchise in the world, on a cross-promotional offer this January and February in western Canada, during which more than 70,000 handouts will be distributed at Curves locations as part of “Member Appreciation Gift Packs.”

A group of top executives from some of the world's leading companies — including PepsiCo Americas Foods, Wal-Mart, Nestlé, Kimberly-Clark and The Walt Disney Co. — gathered at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, earlier this month to help the College of Business Administration launch its inaugural Shopper Marketing Forum.

Consumers will toast in holiday cheer with wine again this year, but many are making category trade-downs and trade-outs due to economic factors, according to a new survey from Mintel released last week.

Roundy’s Supermarkets, Inc. and the Roundy’s Foundation are once again responding to the growing need to feed the hungry in Wisconsin and Minnesota with donations surpassing $80,000 for food banks and meal programs.