Nonfoods

MINNEAPOLIS -- As consumer demand for organic product grows, Target and SuperTarget stores are hearing the call, and loading up with new private label organics.

WASHINGTON -- As National Seafood Month kicks off this October, initial findings from a consumer study show that more than 85 percent of Americans currently eat seafood. Only 20 percent of Americans, however, meet the Dietary Guidelines recommendation of two servings of fish or seafood each week.

CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Kirk Teske has been named v.p. of Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A.'s fresh-cut division here. Teske was formerly director of fresh-cut sales, Central Region, N.A., and former general manager of the Kankakee, Ill. facility.

WASHINGTON -- As National Seafood Month kicks off this October, initial findings from a consumer study show that more than 85 percent of Americans currently eat seafood. Only 20 percent of Americans, however, meet the Dietary Guidelines recommendation of two servings of fish or seafood each week.

MINNEAPOLIS -- As consumer demand for organic product grows, Target and SuperTarget stores are hearing the call, and loading up with new private label organics.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Health benefits, taste, and environmental impact are the most important reasons bloggers cite for buying organic foods, according to a study from Umbria, Inc., a market intelligence company that specializes in blog research and consumer generated media (CGM) for market insight.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- The natural/organic market can expect "good, strong growth" overall in the future, said the president and c.e.o. of specialty distributor United Natural Foods here, Michael Funk, part of a panel of market experts speaking yesterday at the RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- The natural/organic market can expect "good, strong growth" overall in the future, said the president and c.e.o. of specialty distributor United Natural Foods here, Michael Funk, part of a panel of market experts speaking yesterday at the RBC Capital Markets Consumer Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.