Nonfoods

NORWALK, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's here is offering "It's All Native" farmers' market events at all three of its stores this month. Growers from family farms in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey will be present at the events to answer questions on how to choose and prepare locally grown food.

NORWALK, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's here is offering "It's All Native" farmers' market events at all three of its stores this month. Growers from family farms in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey will be present at the events to answer questions on how to choose and prepare locally grown food.

NORWALK, Conn. -- Stew Leonard's here is offering "It's All Native" farmers' market events at all three of its stores this month. Growers from family farms in Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey will be present at the events to answer questions on how to choose and prepare locally grown food.

AMES, Iowa - On the heels of Wal-Mart's announcement that it's abandoning its one-size-fits-all approach to retailing in an effort to increase sales, an Iowa State University business professor here who has researched Wal-Mart's success said the strategy entails many risks.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- Gil Mendez has joined the Western Division Albert's Organics, a wholly owned subsidiary of wholesaler United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) here, as operations manager, while Liz Bourret has come aboard the Albert's Source team as its new corporate buyer.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Sales of nonprescription drugs in the U.S. grew by only 3 percent in 2005, but this did little to slow the increasing dominance of some of the biggest players in the OTC market. According a study released yesterday by market research firm Kline & Co., the recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions has put more than half of the total sales volume into the hands of just 10 manufacturers.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Sales of nonprescription drugs in the U.S. grew by only 3 percent in 2005, but this did little to slow the increasing dominance of some of the biggest players in the OTC market. According a study released yesterday by market research firm Kline & Co., the recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions has put more than half of the total sales volume into the hands of just 10 manufacturers.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. -- Sales of nonprescription drugs in the U.S. grew by only 3 percent in 2005, but this did little to slow the increasing dominance of some of the biggest players in the OTC market. According a study released yesterday by market research firm Kline & Co., the recent flurry of mergers and acquisitions has put more than half of the total sales volume into the hands of just 10 manufacturers.