Nonfoods

Fifty-four 300-square-foot Chevy Chase Bank mini-branches within Giant-Landover locations throughout the D.C. area are closing following the expiration of a 10-year contract, according to a published account.

Representatives of the food, beverage, and consumer packaged goods industry gathered yesterday in Washington for what the Grocery Manufacturers Association calls a “landmark” summit on import safety, co-sponsored by the GMA and 11 other industry trade groups.

Grocery Manufacturers Association president and c.e.o. Cal Dooley has been named president and c.e.o. of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). A search for his successor has begun. Dooley took the helm of GMA in January 2007.

In a bid to make to make fresh, local produce more readily available to Metro Detroit urban residents, the Associated Food & Petroleum Dealers (AFPD) and the Michigan Department of Agriculture’s “Select Michigan” program are launching a new “Buy Local, Eat Fresh” program.

To help customers save money on food but still eat well, Stop & Shop yesterday held the first of three Affordable Food Summits at Stop & Shop stores in the New York metro area. Yesterday's event was held in the Long Island town of Woodbury, N.Y. and moderated by state Assemb. Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove).

More than 25,000 natural, organic, and healthy products retailers, buyers, and other execs are expected to congregate in Boston Oct. 15–18 for the 24th annual Natural Products Expo East/Organic Products Expo-BioFach America trade show.

Winn-Dixie executives today are celebrating the grand reopening of a remodeled store at 777 Market Street in downtown Jacksonville, Fla., the culmination of a multi-million dollar project intended to court a growing downtown community with a “vibrant new look and easy-to-navigate layout,” the company said.

Wegmans Food Markets says that this year's version of its "Locally Grown" program will bring the biggest harvest yet to produce sections, weather permitting.