Nonfoods

BOSTON -- Massachusetts legislators recently voted overwhelmingly to increase funding to purchase food for emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters throughout the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Emergency Assistance Food Program will receive a boost in FY2007 from $6.5 to $12 million for the purchase of food to help feed the 464,000 people being served annually by hunger-relief agencies.

GUADALUPE, Calif. -- Apio, Inc. base here, a subsidiary of Landec Corp., launched a Web site to spread information about its BreatheWay modified atmosphere technology.

GUADALUPE, Calif. -- Apio, Inc. base here, a subsidiary of Landec Corp., launched a Web site to spread information about its BreatheWay modified atmosphere technology.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. gift card subsidiary Blackhawk Network is apparently so successful that Safeway is now exporting the business to the United Kingdom, representing its first expansion outside of North America.

GUADALUPE, Calif. -- Apio, Inc. base here, a subsidiary of Landec Corp., launched a Web site to spread information about its BreatheWay modified atmosphere technology.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets, Inc. yesterday launched a program to donate a portion of sales from each bottle of Wild Oats brand vitamins to Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit organization that provides health education and nutritional supplements to medically underserved communities around the world.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets, Inc. yesterday launched a program to donate a portion of sales from each bottle of Wild Oats brand vitamins to Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit organization that provides health education and nutritional supplements to medically underserved communities around the world.

BOULDER, Colo. -- Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets, Inc. yesterday launched a program to donate a portion of sales from each bottle of Wild Oats brand vitamins to Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit organization that provides health education and nutritional supplements to medically underserved communities around the world.