Nonfoods

NORTHFIELD, IL. -- Kraft Foods has embarked on a new initiative to increase the visibility among both adults and children of many of the more nutritious products in the company's portfolio. Using nutrition criteria derived from the newly-released 2005 U.S. Dietary Guidelines, as well as authoritative statements from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration, National Academy of Sciences and other public health authorities, Kraft will:

DUBLIN, Ireland ¿ Competition has prompted yet another stories supermarket family to move on.

New York ¿ As an increasing number of studies point to the relationship between diet and health, products classified as "phoods," or those that combine the health benefits of foods with pharmaceuticals, are experiencing healthy market gains, according to a new report by market research publisher Packaged Facts.

Problems with Sainsburys' stock replenishment processes have left some key London stores with bare shelves.

NEW YORK - Wal-Mart met securities analysts¿ expectations for December same-store sales yesterday, reporting a 3 percent rise in comps for the all-important holiday closer.

Washington, D.C. ¿ In response to the Center for Science in the Public Interest¿s (CSPI) call earlier this week for restrictions on consumers¿ food choices, the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA) labeled the consumer group¿s recommendations as unecessary.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. ¿ The General Merchandise Distributors Council (GMDC) said yesterday it has appointed James Wonderly, v.p. of merchandising for Ahold USA, as its new chairman.

MINNEAPOLIS - In a bid to shore up its third-party logistics capability, Supervalu, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Total Logistics, Inc., a national provider of integrated third-party logistic services with calendar 2004 nine-month revenues of $253 million.