Nonfoods

Landover, Md. -- Giant Food, LLC here is hosting Pink Ribbon Produce, a fundraiser and education event that unites the retailer, its shoppers and nine produce suppliers to help raise money to combat breast cancer. The program started Oct. 13 and will run through Nov. 19.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans here plans to transform the cafe of its Patton Township, Pa. store into a 200-seat full-service restaurant, complete with a restaurant liquor license.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans here plans to transform the cafe of its Patton Township, Pa. store into a 200-seat full-service restaurant, complete with a restaurant liquor license.

BENTONVILLE, Ark. - With more than 152,000 new prescriptions filled during the first four days of a 14-state, $4 generic prescription program, Wal-Mart said yesterday that it is adding 12 more states to the rollout.

NEWARK, Del. - Lauree Lincoln of Springfield, Mass.-based Big Y Foods, Inc., received the Floral Marketer of the Year Award at the Produce Marketing Association's 2006 Fresh Summit convention in San Diego this week.

FT. WAYNE, Ind. & SENOIA, Ga. - Grocers Scott's Food & Pharmacy and Crook's Marketplace yesterday began pilots of biometric payment systems.

WASHINGTON -- The state of California should move quickly to adopt regulations governing the production of fruit and vegetables in California since no federal agency has yet adopted standards, said the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

NEW YORK - It's spreading like a virus. Joining a trend started by Wal-Mart, and then Target, and Kmart, now major retailers Meijer, BJ's Wholesale Club, Giant Eagle, and Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. all said this week they are also introducing prescription drug programs that to some degree will allow customers to get needed medications for less money.