Nonfoods

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

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- FreshDirect here said yesterday that it had delivered its milestone 5 millionth order -- a milestone for the online grocer, which made its first delivery in September 2002.

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- FreshDirect here said yesterday that it had delivered its milestone 5 millionth order -- a milestone for the online grocer, which made its first delivery in September 2002.

LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- FreshDirect here said yesterday that it had delivered its milestone 5 millionth order -- a milestone for the online grocer, which made its first delivery in September 2002.

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Sheetz, Inc. based here is so pumped about its new premium coffee that it's giving it away for free with any purchase of Sheetz gasoline at 307 locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Restaurant industry sales are expected to reach a record $537 billion in 2007--a solid 5.0 percent increase over 2006 sales, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2007 Restaurant Industry Forecast, released yesterday. These new figures reveal that Americans are now spending 47.9 percent of their food budget in restaurants, the forecast noted.

ALTOONA, Pa. -- Sheetz, Inc. based here is so pumped about its new premium coffee that it's giving it away for free with any purchase of Sheetz gasoline at 307 locations in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina.

PLEASANTON, Calif. - Safeway said yesterday that it expects to achieve sustainable growth of 12 to 15 percent for 2007 and beyond.