Nonfoods

PURCHASE, N.Y. -- PepsiCo and international food and beverage company Strauss Group this week have signed an agreement to jointly acquire Sabra, the top-selling and fastest-growing maker of hummus, eggplant dips, babaganoush spreads, and Mediterranean salsa, available in individual and family packs.

WASHINGTON -- Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach $558 billion in 2008, a 4.4 percent increase over 2007, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2008 Restaurant Industry Forecast, which was released yesterday.

KEENE, N.H. -- C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. said yesterday that it was awarding corporate grants to anti-hunger organizations in or near areas where the employees of C&S and its subsidiary and affiliate companies work and live.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- J. Alexander M. "Sandy" Douglas Jr., president of Coca-Cola North America, is the new chairman of the board of governors of GS1 US, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the adoption and implementation of standards-based global supply chain solutions.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- J. Alexander M. "Sandy" Douglas Jr., president of Coca-Cola North America, is the new chairman of the board of governors of GS1 US, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the adoption and implementation of standards-based global supply chain solutions.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market said yesterday it plans to launch a new program, "ReSOLUTIONS Start Here," in its stores and online during the New Year's season, based in part on research conducted for Whole Foods by Opinion Research Corp., which found that more than 75 percent of Americans would prefer to never again make a New Year's resolution, wanting instead to adopt long-term healthy lifestyle solutions.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Foods Market said yesterday it plans to launch a new program, "ReSOLUTIONS Start Here," in its stores and online during the New Year's season, based in part on research conducted for Whole Foods by Opinion Research Corp., which found that more than 75 percent of Americans would prefer to never again make a New Year's resolution, wanting instead to adopt long-term healthy lifestyle solutions.

PORTLAND, Maine -- O'Naturals, a fast-casual dining spot that specializes in all-natural and organic foods, is heading south for its latest franchise location, downtown Orlando, Fla.