Nonfoods

Wawa, Pa. -- Convenience store pioneer Wawa, Inc. based here, selected Merrychef USA to be its supplier of choice for accelerated cooking ovens.

STILLWATER, Minn. -- CUB Foods here and Red Baron pizza celebrated what the partners termed a highly successful "Salute to Hockey Moms," which enlisted kids to write essays about why their mom should be the Red Baron Hockey Mom of the Year.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- It's official: Spartan Stores here yesterday completed its acquisition of D&W Food Centers, Inc.--a fixture in the west Michigan market since 1943--and now assumes operations of 16 D&W stores in west Michigan.

LANDOVER, Md. -- After a five-month overhaul, Giant Food, LLC here reopened a new replacement store in the Van Ness shopping center in Washington, D.C. late last week. The retailer enlarged the store from 18,345 square feet to 33,576 square feet, expanding the produce, meat, seafood, flower, bakery, and deli departments.

PARIS, France -- European retail giant Carrefour plans to launch a huge source tagging program in an effort to reduce losses from challenges including customer and staff theft.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- Giant Food Stores, LLC, based here, said yesterday that it has promoted Nancy E. Jones to v.p. of asset protection, and Todd Patti to director of sales development.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A Winn-Dixie supermarket in Spring Hill, Fla. pulled Silk brand soymilk off its shelves this week after a local couple told authorities they found a foreign object in one of the half-gallon cartons they had purchased.

MADISON, Wis. -- City officials here said five grocery stores here -- including Whole Foods and four stores owned by Roundy's Supermarkets -- have allegedly overcharged consumers by adding the weight of packaging to the price of deli and bread products.