Nonfoods

There are three key reasons that bulk foods are poised to become a bigger seller in supermarkets across the country, says the Bulk Is Green Council: They are typically less expensive per ounce than their packaged counterparts; you can buy only what you need; and the lack of packaging is as green as it gets.

Just when you thought that sprinkles on top of food had become a cliché, along comes Flax USA to reinvent the wheel.

The world’s largest retailer is reintroducing its 16-year-old Great Value private label brand with new packaging and more aggressive marketing.

Food Lion; Safeway, Inc.; Schnuck Markets; and Supervalu were named Retail Role Models for their extraordinary support of the Produce for Better Health Foundation’s (PBH) “Fruits & Veggies-More Matters” national public health initiative in 2008.

Nutland Foods has brought out a line of nut and fruit snack blends, Nutland Nut Crunch, that’s all natural, gluten-free, GMO-free; has no trans fats; and is vegan-friendly.

The GMA and other trade and consumer groups are applauding President Obama’s selection of Dr. Margaret Hamburg and Joshua Sharfstein.

The event begins a day before PLMA’s 2009 Private Label Trade Show in November.

The two-time PG Top Woman in Grocery has extensive experience in all aspects of private label business development.