Nonfoods

BATAVIA, Ill. -- ALDI here officially entered the Rhode Island market with a new store in Warwick yesterday, and has plans for at least three more this year.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores and Martin's Food Markets said last week that their 2007 charitable donations, given to beneficiaries of Giant's "Living Here, Giving Here" program that includes local hunger-related organizations, Children's Miracle Network hospitals, and local nonprofit groups, came to over $12.2 million in combined cash and product contributions.

MARCH 04, 2008 -- United Natural Foods, Inc. here said Robert A. Sigel, president of specialty distribution, will retire March 14 to pursue other interests. It also said it has named Casey Van Rysdam president of specialty foods.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- United Natural Foods, Inc. here said Robert A. Sigel, president of specialty distribution, will retire March 14 to pursue other interests. It also said it has named Casey Van Rysdam president of specialty foods.

Each box of Laurie's Kitchen Entrée Sauce Mixes contains five recipe cards to prepare "healthful, wholesome" dishes for four,

CHICAGO -- Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) and The NPD Group, Inc. are collaborating to launch the Beauty Cross Channel Monitor, which the partners said is the U.S. beauty industry's first cross-channel retail tracking system.

Not only does Beech-Nut DHA plus+ offer baby foods featuring DHA (docosahexaenoic acid), the omega-3 fatty acid that supports mental and visual development, but the line's dry cereals also come in revolutionary Easy Pour packaging with a twist-off spout.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Meijer Inc. said it recalled 2,184 pounds of frozen entrees after testing showed possible Listeria contamination.