Produce / Floral

STELLARTON, N.S. -- In what the retailer is touting as a first for Canadian private label brands on a national level, Sobeys, Inc. here yesterday said it had expanded its private label portfolio, Compliments, to include a line of good-for-you products, known as Compliments balance-équilibre. All Compliments balance-équilibre items sport the Health Check symbol under the aegis of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

PITTSBURGH -- Giant Eagle, Inc. here debuted a 5,000-square-foot, new concept GetGo "superette" in Wilkinsburg, featuring an expanded selection of more than 100 produce items.

Cramming higher quality, fresher foods, and better shopping into efficient footprints -- today's best c-stores are proof that good things come in small packages.

Can the produce department draw kids like the cereal and cookie aisles do?

Varieties and packaging options keep the tea category steeped in sales.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) here said yesterday it was launching an in-store event, "Go Over the Hedge for Good Health" in more than 2,000 Wal-Mart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets across the country May 21. The promotion ties into the opening of the DreamWorks movie "Over the Hedge," by encouraging families with children to eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables daily for good health.

PARK CITY, Utah -- Del Monte Fresh Produce has entered into a partnership with Park City Group, Inc. here to provide tools and analytics in support of Del Monte's branded fresh-cut fruit program.

REIDSVILLE, Ga. -- Known for its national summer fundraising campaign that teams up supermarket retailers with the produce industry to raise funds for local Children's Miracle Network hospitals, Produce for Kids based here has added some new elements to its program for this summer.