Nonfoods

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Carl Schlicker, recently named president and c.e.o. of Giant Food Stores, LLC here, has promoted Jeff Martin to e.v.p. of sales and merchandising, Erik Keptner to s.v.p. of advertising and marketing, Ron Domenick to s.v.p. of nonperishables, and Bill deBrauwere to v.p., deli/bakery.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Carl Schlicker, recently named president and c.e.o. of Giant Food Stores, LLC here, has promoted Jeff Martin to e.v.p. of sales and merchandising, Erik Keptner to s.v.p. of advertising and marketing, Ron Domenick to s.v.p. of nonperishables, and Bill deBrauwere to v.p., deli/bakery.

SPRING HOUSE, Pa. - Produce industry veteran Welcome Sauer has been named to lead the growing worldwide horticultural business for AgroFresh based here.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced legislation yesterday to put all food safety responsibilities under a single new Food Safety Administrator. The Safe Food Act the proposed would also modernize the 100-year old food safety laws, and give the new food safety chief a unified budget.

WASHINGTON - Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) introduced legislation yesterday to put all food safety responsibilities under a single new Food Safety Administrator. The Safe Food Act the proposed would also modernize the 100-year old food safety laws, and give the new food safety chief a unified budget.

DENVER - Shoppers are more likely to buy a given beef item when the nutritional benefits of the product are available on-pack at the meat case, according to the results of an on-pack nutrition labeling test conducted in by the Beef Checkoff Program and Marsh Supermarkets

DENVER - Shoppers are more likely to buy a given beef item when the nutritional benefits of the product are available on-pack at the meat case, according to the results of an on-pack nutrition labeling test conducted in by the Beef Checkoff Program and Marsh Supermarkets

TUCKWILA, Wash. -- Northwest Grocers (NWG), a consortium of 55 independent grocery retailers providing advertising, administrative, and information technologies services to its member stores, has opted to provide its own retail price hosting services from its headquarters here, with Melville, N.Y.-based BRdata's Retail BOSS back-office software.