Nonfoods

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Gerber Products Co. here introduced its new line of USDA certified organic foods for babies and toddlers at a sun-splashed press luncheon held yesterday in New York City¿s Union Square Park. The new line, which will be available at mass merchandisers and grocery stores this weekend, consists of whole grain cereals, juices, dinners, and pureed fruits and vegetables. The company also used the luncheon as the venue to release the results of its "Feeding Babies and Toddlers Study" (FITS), some findings of which global director of nutrition and regulatory affairs Dr. Kathleen Reidy termed "shocking" and "disturbing."

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Gerber Products Co. here introduced its new line of USDA certified organic foods for babies and toddlers at a sun-splashed press luncheon held yesterday in New York City¿s Union Square Park. The new line, which will be available at mass merchandisers and grocery stores this weekend, consists of whole grain cereals, juices, dinners, and pureed fruits and vegetables. The company also used the luncheon as the venue to release the results of its "Feeding Babies and Toddlers Study" (FITS), some findings of which global director of nutrition and regulatory affairs Dr. Kathleen Reidy termed "shocking" and "disturbing."

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here yesterday selected a new credit card processing company for all of its 407 A&P locations.

DALLAS -- A healthy diet and lifestyle are key weapons in the fight to prevent cardiovascular disease -- the nation's No. 1 killer -- according to new American Heart Association diet and lifestyle recommendations published this week in "Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association."

DALLAS -- A healthy diet and lifestyle are key weapons in the fight to prevent cardiovascular disease -- the nation's No. 1 killer -- according to new American Heart Association diet and lifestyle recommendations published this week in "Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association."

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- The Golub Corp.'s Price Chopper Supermarkets here yesterday opened a 46,000-square-foot super center in the village of Sidney, N.Y. The store, the Northeast regional grocer's 115th, employs 100 full and part-time associates, and the store manager is Terry Jerauld.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here yesterday selected a new credit card processing company for all of its 407 A&P locations.

LUBBOCK, Texas -- Regional independently owned chain United Supermarkets, Ltd., here is growing its Hispanic banner one store at a time, thanks to its recent purchase of two stores that formerly belonged to Tyler, Texas-based Brookshire Grocery Co. United Supermarkets signed an agreement late last week to purchase the two stores in Wichita Falls, Texas, with plans to reopen them on June 23 under the Super Mercado banner.