Nonfoods

WASHINGTON -- The grocery industry has been seeing green lately, as retailers and manufacturers alike look for ways to help the environment and hopefully save money in the long run. To address the popular trend, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said yesterday it will host its first-ever Environmental Sustainability Summit for the Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Industry, in Washington, D.C. Jan. 17 to Jan. 18, 2008.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Proving that a supermarket operator can compete on par with restaurants, Earth Fare Market and Café here is the winner of the 2007 "Best Dish in North Carolina" annual competition, sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and its "Goodness Grows in North Carolina" program.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Consumers are increasingly choosing foods that offer more nutrition for the calories than those foods that don't in many departments of Hannaford Supermarkets here, which asserts that in some cases better-for-you items are being chosen three or four times more than their conventional counterparts. The grocer released this information yesterday as part of its findings since last year's launch of "Guiding Stars," a storewide system with the aim of helping Hannaford shoppers make more informed nutritional choices.

WASHINGTON -- The grocery industry has been seeing green lately, as retailers and manufacturers alike look for ways to help the environment and hopefully save money in the long run. To address the popular trend, the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said yesterday it will host its first-ever Environmental Sustainability Summit for the Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Industry, in Washington, D.C. Jan. 17 to Jan. 18, 2008.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Proving that a supermarket operator can compete on par with restaurants, Earth Fare Market and Café here is the winner of the 2007 "Best Dish in North Carolina" annual competition, sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and its "Goodness Grows in North Carolina" program.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Consumers are increasingly choosing foods that offer more nutrition for the calories than those foods that don't in many departments of Hannaford Supermarkets here, which asserts that in some cases better-for-you items are being chosen three or four times more than their conventional counterparts. The grocer released this information yesterday as part of its findings since last year's launch of "Guiding Stars," a storewide system with the aim of helping Hannaford shoppers make more informed nutritional choices.

CASTROVILLE, Calif. -- Ocean Mist Farms, based here, a leading grower of artichokes and other fresh vegetables, has created a new staff position dedicated to environmental stewardship. Afreen Malik, currently food safety manager, will take on additional responsibilities for managing the company's environmental activities.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Proving that a supermarket operator can compete on par with restaurants, Earth Fare Market and Café here is the winner of the 2007 "Best Dish in North Carolina" annual competition, sponsored by the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and its "Goodness Grows in North Carolina" program.