Nonfoods

Campbell Soup Co. and the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) have joined forces to show people how to incorporate more vegetables in their diets, for optimal health. Currently, seven out of 10 Americans aren’t getting the recommended average of five vegetable servings daily.

With consumers looking to stretch their money as far as possible, it’s no surprise that they might be attracted by promotions and sales at their local grocery store.

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. (A&P) has introduced what it calls an “aggressive” flu vaccine program enabling shoppers to get free and discounted seasonal flu and, when available, H1N1 (“swine flu”) vaccinations.

2008 was a stellar year for store brands in the United States, with both dollar and unit growth outpacing branded offerings across consumer packaged goods (CPG) categories.

Amid ongoing efforts among agriculture and safe food stakeholders to exchange produce safety best practices and ideas, USDA’s fresh produce chief will join FDA to help develop new food safety rules as part of a cooperative initiative between the agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Minnesota grocers are making it easy for consumers to get involved and make a difference in the lives of their hungry neighbors during the month of October by participating in the Minnesota Grocers Association’s (MGA) fourth annual “Minnesota’s Own” promotion.

The home front has become the battlefront in the consumer’s war against shrinking incomes and budgets. Home-cooked meals have replaced restaurant dining.

A coalition of over 40 retailers, nongovernmental organizations and food and beverage manufacturers yesterday launched the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation (HWCF), a national, multi-year initiative aimed at helping to lower the rate of obesity -- particularly in children -- by 2015.