Nonfoods

SKOKIE, Ill. -- Topco Associates has acquired BrainTree Sourcing, a company that specializes in the procurement of Not-For-Resale ("NFR") goods and services, from Ahold USA.

QUINCY, Mass. -- The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. and Giant Food, LLC said yesterday they have reached a new five-year agreement with Seattle-based Starbucks Coffee Co. to open Starbucks licensed stores inside their supermarkets.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here said Friday it has been named Regional Retailer of the Year by America's Second Harvest, in recognition of its hunger prevention efforts in Texas and Mexico.

KEENE, N.H. -- C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. here said Friday that it has recently made donations to various nonprofit organizations involved in combating hunger.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Discount retailer Target Corp. here said that as part of its intensifying battle against chief rival Wal-Mart, it plans to expand its food offerings. The 1,239-unit discounter said it will incorporate larger food sections into most of its stores which, when the project is complete, will have as much as 50 percent more space for food than is now typical.

QUINCY, Mass. -- In celebration of Black History Month, Ahold USA and the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co./Giant Food, LLC will be hosting their inaugural Supplier Diversity Luncheon at the Quincy Marriott here on Feb. 22. More than 150 minority and women-owned Enterprises will be represented.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Allister P. Graham, currently chairman of the board of Nash Finch here, has been named the company's interim c.e.o..

WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued draft guidance on what the term "whole grain" may include. The guidance will assist manufacturers with what the FDA considers appropriate for food label statements related to "whole grain" content, while also providing consumers a consistent definition.