Nonfoods

WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Taco Bell as the lead sponsor, the National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) here will host a produce safety conference in Monterey, Calif., March 29 to March 30, 2007.

CHICAGO -- Health-conscious Americans looking for fast and convenient meal alternatives have turned in large numbers to smoothies. According to a report by Mintel here, smoothie manufacturers pulled in over $2 billion last year from made-to-order and packaged products, an increase of more than 80 percent in the last five years.

CHICAGO -- Health-conscious Americans looking for fast and convenient meal alternatives have turned in large numbers to smoothies. According to a report by Mintel here, smoothie manufacturers pulled in over $2 billion last year from made-to-order and packaged products, an increase of more than 80 percent in the last five years.

CHICAGO -- Health-conscious Americans looking for fast and convenient meal alternatives have turned in large numbers to smoothies. According to a report by Mintel here, smoothie manufacturers pulled in over $2 billion last year from made-to-order and packaged products, an increase of more than 80 percent in the last five years.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - With Taco Bell as the lead sponsor, the National Restaurant Association and National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) here will host a produce safety conference in Monterey, Calif., March 29 to March 30, 2007.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Wal-Mart and Safeway are the newest companies to join the new Fruits & Veggies -- More Matters license agreement initiative launched by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here. All told, 33 retail companies representing approximately 20,000 individual retail stores across the nation have signed on with the More Matters campaign.

TORONTO -- Loblaws' Natural Value departments will launch a program next month featuring one-pound packages of core organics items such as raisins, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and an assorted dried-fruit-and-nut mix, marketed under the Glengrove Organics brand

TORONTO -- Loblaws' Natural Value departments will launch a program next month featuring one-pound packages of core organics items such as raisins, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, and an assorted dried-fruit-and-nut mix, marketed under the Glengrove Organics brand