Nonfoods

SOUTH DENNIS, Mass. -- Community-based independent Ring Bros. Marketplace will host a free cooking class next weekend for first-timers and seasoned veterans alike to learn how best to prepare Thanksgiving dinner.

LOS ANGELES -- The first of the long-awaited "Fresh and Easy" gates have swung open in Southern California. After much industry buzz and anticipation, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market officially welcomed customers last week, opening six stores in some well-studied niche markets of Los Angeles and Orange County.

CHICAGO -- In an effort to attract the growing urban residential population, Macy's Inc. is reportedly closer to bringing a grocery store to the basement of its flagship department store on State St. here.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Produce for Better Health Foundation's (PBH) consumer Web site, www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org, launched in March of this year, is implementing changes including streaming video resources that will provide more ways for donors and licensees to get involved and consumers to interact and get educated.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Produce for Better Health Foundation's (PBH) consumer Web site, www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org, launched in March of this year, is implementing changes including streaming video resources that will provide more ways for donors and licensees to get involved and consumers to interact and get educated.

SAN ANTONIO -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. is now offering an HEB Chase MasterCard and a private label HEB credit card for Texas customers, via a partnership with Chase Card Services.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In the latest industry initiative to boost food safety practices, GLOBALGAP and The Food Marketing Institute's Safe Quality Food (SQF) Institute said yesterday they are developing a combined audit checklist that will facilitate a "high degree of harmonization between the GLOBALGAP and SQF 1000 on-farm standards."

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Produce for Better Health Foundation's (PBH) consumer Web site, www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org, launched in March of this year, is implementing changes including streaming video resources that will provide more ways for donors and licensees to get involved and consumers to interact and get educated.