Nonfoods

BOISE, Idaho - Albertsons was honored on Thursday at the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2003 Awards and Recognition Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. here has terminated its longtime contract with Di Giorgio Corp. as its food distributor in an effort to save money, according to a report in yesterday's Star-Ledger newspaper.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Applebee's International Inc. has filed a lawsuit against Nestle SA, accusing the food company of infringing the restaurant chain's "Skillet Sensations" trademark.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- In honor of the 20th anniversary of its Kings Cooking Studio, Kings Super Markets here has created a cookbook featuring over 160 recipes and 115 color photos arranged in seasonal meal themes prepared by the chain's Cooking Studio teachers and guest chefs.

HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. -- The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI) has unveiled its Top 10 Trends of 2004.

As away-from-home meal spending continues to intensify, the supermarket industry gears up.

Enticing customers with a host of new flavor combinations and heat levels, hot sauces are burning up the shelves of the condiment aisle.

WASHINGTON -- Although producers have a favorable opinion of country-of-origin labeling, a study released today shows that nearly two in three (62 percent) of the nation's meat, vegetable, and fruit producers oppose the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) law in its current form and want Congress to change or repeal the law before it goes into effect.