Nonfoods

IRVING, Texas - Former Safeway e.v.p. and c.m.o. Brian Cornell was named c.e.o. of Michaels Stores, Inc., a specialty retailer of arts, crafts, framing, floral, wall decor, and seasonal merchandise for the hobbyist and do-it-yourself home decorator.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC, a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, has named Pete Bonneau v.p. of efficiency and productivity. In this new role, he will be responsible for identifying efficiencies and savings opportunities across the organization, the chain said.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC, a subsidiary of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, has named Pete Bonneau v.p. of efficiency and productivity. In this new role, he will be responsible for identifying efficiencies and savings opportunities across the organization, the chain said.

NEW YORK -- Consumers are increasingly looking to retailers' private label brands to fill their needs for new products, as in the case of the Simply Enjoy line of gourmet foods rolling out to Ahold banners Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, and Giant-Landover, according to research commissioned by the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) here.

PHOENIX - In an effort to preserve the positive value of GMDC and have a name behind the letters that has relevance, Colorado Springs, Colo.-based nonfoods trade association General merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) has rebranded to become the Global Market Development Center.

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Sheetz Inc. and the Altoona-Blair County Development Corp. (ABCD) broke ground over the weekend on a new 140,000-square-foot facility classified as a production operation, where food including "made-to-go" sandwiches, wraps, salads, parfaits and bakery products will be processed and delivered daily to all 334 existing Sheetz stores.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Kellogg Company last week elected Robert A. Steele, vice chairman, global health and well-being of Cincinnati-based CPG manufacturer Procter & Gamble, to its board of directors effective July 1, 2007.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- Kellogg Company last week elected Robert A. Steele, vice chairman, global health and well-being of Cincinnati-based CPG manufacturer Procter & Gamble, to its board of directors effective July 1, 2007.