Nonfoods

In this second of a six-part series, Dave Nazaruk, senior vice president, retail business development for StayWell/MediMedia USA, the world’s leading provider of patient education and consumer health information, examines the role of retail in revolutionizing health care and the economy.

United Supermarkets and the Food Bank of West Central Texas have established a "Fresh Recovery" store pickup program that will provide needy families access to fresh food from United's four Abilene locations.


Through the program, United will donate fresh meat, produce, deli items and dairy products that are still usable but are approaching the "sell by" date.

The latest addition to La Jolla, Calif.-based Kashi’s natural food offerings is whole grain crackers in its Heart to Heart product line. The new crackers feature pioneering ingredients such as plant sterols and antioxidants, making them the first nationally distributed crackers to do more for the heart.

Consumer confidence may be at its highest level since November 2008, but consumers aren’t necessarily spending more. According to a recent Rabobank podcast, consumers, who once focused on premium items, are now more interested in value -- and will likely continue to be so even after the economy improves.

NSF International and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) recently announced their joint roles in administering the Smart Choices Program™ — a new nutritional front-of-package labeling program.

Tropicana is promoting healthy habits by inviting consumers to “Get your fruit on!”

Andres Siefkin’s presentation at the conclusion of the Food Marketing Institute’s (FMI) first annual Private Brand Summit, which ran from June 14 to June 16 at New York’s famed Waldorf-Astoria hotel, aimed to energize attendees as they headed back to their businesses and began rethinking their private brand strategies. From the buzz in the room at the close of his talk, the executive at Stamford, Conn.-based private brand broker Daymon Worldwide achieved his aim -- and then some.

Two models from Electrolux Professional North America Foodservice were featured prominently and put to good use during the Culinary Institute of America’s (CIA) recent 2009 Greystone Flavor Summit in Napa Valley, Calif. The invitational leadership retreat is held annually for a select group of food and beverage executives, corporate and executive chefs, and other experts in hotel, resort, casino, and cruise sectors, among others.