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Schnuck Markets, Inc. is teaming up with a manufacturer of gluten-free foods to increase availability of such products in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

The parent company of Harris Teeter, Ruddick Corp., last week posted an increase of consolidated sales for its fiscal third quarter ended June 27 of 7.2 percent to $1.10 billion, from $1.02 billion in the year-ago period, while for the 39 weeks ended June 27, its consolidated sales grew 6.0 percent to $3.21 billion, from $3.03 billion last year.

A new Kantar Retail survey of a co-located Walmart Supercenter and a new Market Basket grocery store in the Northeast identifies how the smaller competitor effectively competes with the large chain.

To publicize the introduction of Triaminic Fever Reducer Pain Reliever, the only branded over-the-counter children’s liquid acetaminophen product currently available nationwide in the United States, the product’s manufacturer, Novartis, is giving away up to 250,000 bottles of the item -- worth a combined $1.5 million -- between Aug. 2 and Aug. 8.

Next month, two new gluten-free SKUs are set to debut exclusively in Whole Foods Market stores nationwide.

Leon Bruner DVM, Ph.D. has been appointed the Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) SVP for scientific & regulatory affairs and chief science officer, effective Aug. 27.

The hits, as they say, just keep coming in the realm of foodservice equipment, and this month’s trendsetters cover a wide range of additions.

United Supermarkets, LLC-owned Market Street will hold its Best of Texas Expo July 31 and Aug. 1 at all 10 banner locations in north and west Texas, featuring products and produce from all over the Lone Star State.