Nonfoods

NEW YORK -- Due to the combined efforts of many players in the French wine industry and American consumers, the latest export figures for French wines to the United States last year showed a 13 percent rise in volume and 22 percent leap in value over 2006, according to Wines of France, the U.S. trade name for the French National Office for Fruit, Vegetables, Wine and Horticulture (l'Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Legumes, des Vins et de l'Horticulture)

CINCINNATI -- William Boehm, s.v.p. and president of manufacturing for The Kroger Co. based here, was awarded an honorary doctor of agriculture from Purdue University on May 13 for his exceptional work in agricultural economics.

Retail labeling programs like Hannaford's 'Guiding Stars' help educate shoppers about absolute nutritional value.

Marsh lassos higher sales with on-pack beef nutrition labels.

NEW YORK -- Due to the combined efforts of many players in the French wine industry and American consumers, the latest export figures for French wines to the United States last year showed a 13 percent rise in volume and 22 percent leap in value over 2006, according to Wines of France, the U.S. trade name for the French National Office for Fruit, Vegetables, Wine and Horticulture (l'Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Legumes, des Vins et de l'Horticulture)

WASHINGTON -- With $219.9 billion in revenues, the growth of e-commerce was higher than expected in 2006, matching the 25 percent year-over-year growth rate that the industry experienced in 2005 -- but online sales of food and beverage declined by 8 percent, according to part one of "The State of Retailing Online 2007" report, released today by Shop.org and Forrester Research.

WASHINGTON -- With $219.9 billion in revenues, the growth of e-commerce was higher than expected in 2006, matching the 25 percent year-over-year growth rate that the industry experienced in 2005 -- but online sales of food and beverage declined by 8 percent, according to part one of "The State of Retailing Online 2007" report, released today by Shop.org and Forrester Research.

PHILLIPSBURG -- Master Chef Joseph Poon, a master of Asian fusion cuisine, helped kick off the grand reopening of the Greenwich ShopRite in Phillipsburg, N.J. with two in-store cooking demonstrations Saturday afternoon and evening.