Nonfoods

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The 60,000-square-foot Big Y World Class Market set to open today in Ellington, Conn. boasts some features new to the family-owned chain, among them a more prominent produce department, and a 30-foot-wide "air door."

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- The 60,000-square-foot Big Y World Class Market set to open today in Ellington, Conn. boasts some features new to the family-owned chain, among them a more prominent produce department, and a 30-foot-wide "air door."

LOS ANGELES -- Regional independent Gelson's plans to feature a famed West Hollywood bakery concept in its Century City store here September 8, in the latest of an ongoing effort to upgrade the already upscale, fresh-oriented store.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Tom Jackson, president and c.e.o. of the Ohio Grocers Association here, was recently honored with the Publisher's Award for Lifetime Achievement by Tri-State Food News, a regional trade newspaper covering Western Pa., West Virginia and Ohio.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- To make sure needy local children get ready for the new school year, Meijer Inc. here and partner The Saginaw News collected more than $2,000, to buy 116 backpacks and supplies.

LOS ANGELES -- Regional independent Gelson's plans to feature a famed West Hollywood bakery concept in its Century City store here September 8, in the latest of an ongoing effort to upgrade the already upscale, fresh-oriented store.

LOS ANGELES -- Regional independent Gelson's plans to feature a famed West Hollywood bakery concept in its Century City store here September 8, in the latest of an ongoing effort to upgrade the already upscale, fresh-oriented store.

QUINCY, MASS. -- The third annual Stop & Shop Family Foundation Golf Classic reached the $1 million mark in a single day of raising funds for children's educational and athletic programs.