Nonfoods

NEW YORK - Low-glycemic foods and beverages have carved out their own niche in the mainstream U.S. market, with year-end sales expected to reach $350 million, says market research firm Packaged Facts here in its report "Low Glycemic Index Food and Beverages in the U.S."

HOUSTON - The Houston Food Bank here received a generous "Gift of Produce" totaling more than 1.4 million pounds of fruits and vegetables from the Houston Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association (HFFVA), for distribution to the food bank's 400 member agencies serving 18 counties in southeast Texas.

ARLINGTON, Va. - Supermarkets will soon have access to more sales of healthcare-related products, thanks to a Dec. 14 ruling by the Internal Revenue Service that allows consumers to use Health Reimbursement and Flexible Spending Account (HRA/FSA) debit cards at all supermarkets and mass merchant outlets. The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) applauded the decision yesterday, calling it a "victory for consumer convenience."

NEW YORK -- Americans' fondness for sandwiches resulted in a market worth more than $121 billion in 2005, according to "Sandwiches in the U.S.: Foodservice and Retail Market and Trends," a report from Packaged Facts here.

NEW YORK -- Americans' fondness for sandwiches resulted in a market worth more than $121 billion in 2005, according to "Sandwiches in the U.S.: Foodservice and Retail Market and Trends," a report from Packaged Facts here.

NEW YORK -- Americans' fondness for sandwiches resulted in a market worth more than $121 billion in 2005, according to "Sandwiches in the U.S.: Foodservice and Retail Market and Trends," a report from Packaged Facts here.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association and Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) here said yesterday that it had chosen Deloitte Consulting, LLP to produce a report on practices in sustainability for the consumer packaged goods industry.

CINCINNATI -- The Kroger Co. here said it has stopped using oil containing trans fats to fry chicken in its stores, in response to growing customer concerns about trans fats