Nonfoods

WASHINGTON -- Safeway, Inc.'s Safeway.com online grocery delivery service is fully operational in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas, the company said yesterday. The service went live two weeks ago, Safeway said, and is the latest extension of Safeway's e-commerce strategy that already online in many areas on the West Coast and in the greater Philadelphia area through Safeway.com, Vons.com, and Genuardis.com.

DURBAN, South Africa -- Leaders of a newly formed global alliance challenged participants of the 18th International Congress of Nutrition that took place here to put their influence behind the "eat more fruits and vegetables" message to combat obesity and chronic diseases.

AUSTIN, Texas -- As Whole Foods Market here officially launches its Whole Baby program and educational lecture series, the natural and organic foods supermarket is also sharing findings from an online consumer survey it commissioned to evaluate the attitudes and concerns of expectant and new moms. Surveyed moms-to-be were more likely to take vitamins and consume less caffeine; and almost 25 percent said they started eating natural and organic foods during pregnancy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Natural Products Expo East is returning to its roots next year, as the popular organic and natural products trade show relocates its annual East Coast expo to Baltimore, and simultaneously joins forces with the National Nutritional Foods Association East (NNFA East) to boost natural products retailer presence.

NORTHFIELD, Ill.-- At California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity last week, Kraft Foods Inc., based here, was named a member of the event's honor roll, a distinction reserved for a select group of companies that have immediately responded to the governor's call for reform.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sales of hemp foods have increased by at least 47 percent overall during the year since the Hemp Industries Association (HIA) successfully beat the Drug Enforcement Administration's attempt to ban hemp foods.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Retailers should not need to pay for help from third parties to collect their share of the settlement funds from the landmark Visa-MasterCard antitrust litigation finalized in June 2005, said Tim Hammonds, president and CEO of the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), in a letter to association members this week.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. yesterday said it is launching a series of health and wellness initiatives aimed at helping its customers make healthier and more nutritious choices when shopping in its stores.