Nonfoods

Four Save Mart stores in Reno and Sparks, Nev., are geared up to service attendees of the annual Burning Man Festival, which began Aug. 31 and runs through Sept. 7 in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. The Burning Man figure will be ignited on Sunday, Sept. 6.

Snack and cereal brand Sunbelt® has rolled out a national “Free Kicks” loyalty program, which has the goal of helping families raise money for United States Youth Soccer Association (US Youth Soccer) clubs.

Weis Markets, Inc. has named three district managers to oversee its stores in western Maryland and West Virginia, Northeast and Central Pennsylvania, and Binghamton, N.Y., where the company recently acquired 11 stores in the Empire State’s Broome County.

Unlike current all-in-one dry mixes, Chiquita Banana Bread Mix, which comes to market next month, is a unique offering that requires the addition of just two bananas, water and an egg, so the resulting bread features authentic banana flavor and a moist texture, in addition to zero trans fats and no preservatives.

Whole Foods Market’s newest store in the North Atlantic Region, located at Legacy Place in Dedham, Mass., was recognized for its environmentally friendly design, construction, and operations with the Green Building Initiative’s (GBI) Green Globes certification and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) GreenChill certification.

In head-to-head blind taste tests held by Consumer Reports, 23 store-brand foods were rated as tasting as good as -- or better than -- their national-brand counterparts, out of 29 food products.

Campbell Soup Co. is rolling out what it calls the most comprehensive set of enhancements in its Chunky soup line’s 40-year history. The Camden, N.J.-based manufacturer is now offering 23 Chunky soups with both a full serving of vegetables and 100 percent lean meat, while reminding consumers that most of the more than 40 items in the product line provide a good source of protein.

Five retail supermarket chains are gearing up to help shoppers add fruits and vegetables to their back-to-school lists this fall, simultaneously supporting the cause-oriented “Produce For Kids” (PFK) annual campaign in the process.