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Conversations with consumers about the household cleaning category reveal a shift in the way consumers think about why and how they clean their home.

Ethnic populations continue to increase in the United States, and with this growth comes an expanding appetite for ethnic cuisines and food products.

In this last of a six-part series, Dave Nazaruk, senior vice president, retail business development for StayWell/MediMedia USA, continues his exploration of the role of retail in revolutionizing health care and the economy.

It would be hard to think of a new dimension the nutrition navigation system idea, various versions of which are currently being employed by retailers, CPG companies, private label product vendors and others, but a new initiative has done just that: The Affordable Nutrition Index (ANI), a food-rating program that analyzes both nutrition and cost value of food, made its official debut yesterday at the American Dietetic Association’s Food and Nutrition Conference and Expo in Denver.

Veteran supermarket industry executive Robert Hermanns has joined the University of Southern California (USC)-Marshall School of Business as its new director of Food Industry Programs.

H.E. Butt Grocery Co. is introducing a “tune-up at the pump” program from Additech, an outsourced operator of at-the-pump interactive merchandising systems, to the rest of the Texas grocer’s Fuel Centers, bringing the total number of HEB locations to feature the solution to 180 from the current 64.

Kellogg Co. late last month held a dedication ceremony to celebrate the completed expansion of its W.K. Kellogg Institute for Food and Nutrition Research, the nerve center for the iconic Battle Creek, Mich.-based manufacturer’s worldwide product development, research and innovation initiatives.

Progressive Grocer will recognize the greenest grocers and top women in the industry Nov. 2, 2009, at the publication’s Corporate Social Responsibility Awards, to be held during the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Conference at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix.