Nonfoods

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- After a major $3 million renovation that touched everything from the front door to the front end, Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. will cut the ribbon this morning on a former O'Malia's downtown store here the grocer has converted to Marsh the Marketplace at Lockerbie.

CHICAGO -- Healthy living is a growing trend, but for many Americans it is a slow and gradual process, according to the latest IRI Times & Trends Report, "The Healthy Eating Evolution."

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- After a major $3 million renovation that touched everything from the front door to the front end, Marsh Supermarkets, Inc. will cut the ribbon this morning on a former O'Malia's downtown store here the grocer has converted to Marsh the Marketplace at Lockerbie.

WASHINGTON -- Wal-Martís v.p. of sustainability and Krogerís group v.p. of corporate affairs are among the executives lined up to speak during the Grocery Manufacturers Associationís first Environmental Sustainability Summit, which will take place here Jan. 17-18, 2008.

WAUKESHA, Wis.-- U.S. consumers have greater faith in consumer advocatesand grocers than in the government or food companies when it comes toproviding useful information about food choices, according to a newnational survey by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media commissioned byMorgan&Myers, a communications firm specializing in food and agriculturebased here.

ST. LOUIS - Anheuser-Busch is looking to help consumers enjoy "eating" beer, via a planned January launch of "The Anheuser-Busch Cookbook: Great Food Great Beer," which features recipes that include beer as an ingredient, as well as beer pairings information and recommendations.

CHICAGO -- New research from foodservice consultancy Technomic here found that virtually everyone enjoys dessert from time to time. In a survey of 1,500 consumers, the vast majority (85 percent) said they eat dessert once a month or more, and no respondents said that they "never" eat dessert.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association's (GMA) president and c.e.o. Cal Dooley yesterday testified before the U.S. Senate's Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions regarding the food and beverage industry's proposal to strengthen, modernize, and improve the nation¿s food production system.