Nonfoods

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.

MINNEAPOLIS - Nash Finch based is rewarding one of its customers - Jackson, Ken.-based Slone's Signature Market -- for superb performance during a recently conducted Truckload Sale promotion, with merchandise valued at $15,000.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Regional operator United Supermarkets, Ltd. here opened the second Market Street format in its hometown yesterday. The store, which the company is calling "a third-generation Market Street," is the sixth under the upscale banner in its portfolio of 48 stores.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here has chosen the IRI Retail Practice and the IRI Perishable Service for insights into its perishables departments. The service integrates the IRI PlusSuite insights visualization solution with accurate and timely scanner-based perishables sales information from IRI and the FreshLook Marketing Group to deliver information to help the retailer effectively compete in the perishables space.

NEW YORK -- Chock full o'Nuts cafes and kiosks are spreading throughout the New York metropolitan area, finding homes in many supermarkets.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association here has added new firepower to its communications and marketing abilities by appointing Sean McBride v.p. of communications and Scott Openshaw director of communications.

MINNEAPOLIS - Nash Finch based is rewarding one of its customers - Jackson, Ken.-based Slone's Signature Market -- for superb performance during a recently conducted Truckload Sale promotion, with merchandise valued at $15,000.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here has chosen the IRI Retail Practice and the IRI Perishable Service for insights into its perishables departments. The service integrates the IRI PlusSuite insights visualization solution with accurate and timely scanner-based perishables sales information from IRI and the FreshLook Marketing Group to deliver information to help the retailer effectively compete in the perishables space.