Nonfoods

Consumers can warm up the chilliest autumn days with two new Senseo Gourmet Coffee varieties from Downers Grove, Ill.-based Sara Lee North American Retail, 10% Kona Blend and Breakfast Blend

Keying in on time-starved, convenience seeking Chicagoland shoppers, Meijer has unveiled Grocery Express, a service that combines the convenience of online shopping with the ease, speed and attention offered by a personal shopper.

During this season’s Idaho potato harvest, the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is offering an interactive educational video game that offers shoppers a chance to win $10,000. Through Oct. 31, consumers who visit www.idahopotato.com and play the “Idaho Potato Harvest Game” can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win $10,000: $5,000 for the winner and $5,000 to be donated to a school selected by the winner.

Earlier this month, Campbell Soup Co. reported a 22 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit, but that’s not stopping the soup giant from brewing up some more innovation.

The next phase of one of the Campbell Soup Co.’s most successful soup introductions is the introduction of 12 100 percent natural varieties of Campbell’s Select Harvest® soups -- a first for the iconic Camden, N.J.-based manufacturer.

As the latest grocery company to launch a program to help consumers make informed choices at the supermarket shelf, Spartan Stores has rolled out a new color-coded labeling system for its multi-banner supermarkets.

While fresh fruits and vegetables tend to have a “health halo” with consumers, a new study finds there are still many opportunities for the fruit and vegetable industry to be more aggressive in connecting these products to healthy eating and healthy aging. Sponsored by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA), “Healthy Eating Trends 2009” from Bellevue, Wash.-based The Hartman Group offers a comprehensive look at the attitudes and preferences that guide the food choices consumers make on a daily basis.

Shoppers at more than 125 Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy locations across Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi can get close to the action of NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup -- the sport’s 10-race playoff shootout -- with a wide range of in-store activities that include a chance to win a trip to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week in Las Vegas.