Nonfoods

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.

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.

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).

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).

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Standards and certifying organization NSF International yesterday made three senior level management promotions that the organization said will help advance its global public health missio

TEANECK, N.J. - Despite what its critics say, Wal-Mart is a great place to work and is focused on being a valuable member of every community it serves, said Lee Scott, president and c.e.o. of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., yesterday at the closing of the retailer's analyst and investor meeting.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Standards and certifying organization NSF International yesterday made three senior level management promotions that the organization said will help advance its global public health missio