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Is the Blue Planet Truly ‘Going Green’?
Thanks to the consciousness-raising film “An Inconvenient Truth” and the Live Earth concert series, global awareness of environmental issues has increased, prompting attitudinal changes, but consumer behavior at retail is changing more slowly. In many cases, “green” concerns are the unwitting beneficiaries of tough financial times as people drive less and rediscover the versatility of leftovers.
Stop & Shop, New England Aquarium Expand Sustainable Seafood Initiative
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. is ramping up its activities in regard to sustainable seafood, in partnership with the New England Aquarium, by moving forward with efforts to ensure that shoppers have better access to such products from seafood farms, hatcheries and processing plants that adhere to a program of environmental improvement and social consciousness.

Harris Teeter Q3 Sales Rise, But Comps, Profit Suffer

Ruddick Corp., the parent company of Harris Teeter, said yesterday that consolidated sales for its fiscal third quarter ended June 28, 2009, rose 1.1 percent to $1.02 billion, from $1.01 billion in year-ago period.
Court Rejects Los Angeles Grocery Worker Retention Ordinance

The Second District Court of Appeal in Sacramento, Calif., upheld a trial court ruling July 30 that the City of Los Angeles Grocery Worker Retention Ordinance -- the first attempt in the nation to require a certain class of supermarket retailers to retain workers when a store changes ownership -- is unconstitutional.
Parents Worried About Kids’ After-School Snacks: Survey

The often novel snacking choices of children are a big concern for parents, who want to make sure their offspring nosh more nutritiously between meals, according to a survey commission by Saint Simons Island, Ga.-based frozen snack manufacturer Farm Rich, a Rich Products Corp. brand.
EDITOR’S NOTE:<br />Dietz & Watson Goes Full Bore on Boar’s Head’s Exclusivity Edict

Casting itself as a champion of consumer choice, Philadelphia-based deli meat supplier Dietz & Watson is slicing into Sarasota, Fla.-based Boar’s Head with a full-bore challenge to discontinue its historical practice of demanding exclusivity as the premium deli brand in supermarket delis.
Grocery Industry Hails House Food Safety Bill Passage, FDA Commodity Guidance

Advocates for food safety, including those in the grocery sector, scored a major win laste last week when the House of Representatives approved a bill that will initiate sweeping reform to existing laws.
New Rules: The Crisis Has Changed Consumer Behavior

Nielsen Chairman and CEO David Calhoun addressed the 53rd CIES World Food Business Summit in June, providing retailers and manufacturers with a comprehensive view of dramatic shifts in the consumer economy amid the global financial crisis.
Nestlé Purina, Kroger Go Straight for Pet Owners’ Hearts

Nestlé Purina and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. have joined forces for their second annual “Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart” campaign, which celebrates people’s connection to their pets while raising funds for animal welfare organizations across the United States.
Former PepsiCo SVP Joins Daymon Board

Carla R. Cooper, a former SVP at PepsiCo and 28-year CPG veteran, has joined the board of directors at Daymon Worldwide, the Stamford, Conn.-based private label broker and consultancy.

Is the Blue Planet Truly &#8216;Going Green&#8217;?

Stop &amp; Shop, New England Aquarium Expand Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Harris Teeter Q3 Sales Rise, But Comps, Profit Suffer

Court Rejects Los Angeles Grocery Worker Retention Ordinance

Parents Worried About Kids&#8217; After-School Snacks: Survey

EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE:<br />Dietz &amp; Watson Goes Full Bore on Boar&#8217;s Head&#8217;s Exclusivity Edict

Grocery Industry Hails House Food Safety Bill Passage, FDA Commodity Guidance

New Rules: The Crisis Has Changed Consumer Behavior

Nestl&#233; Purina, Kroger Go Straight for Pet Owners&#8217; Hearts

Former PepsiCo SVP Joins Daymon Board

Is the Blue Planet Truly ‘Going Green’?

Stop & Shop, New England Aquarium Expand Sustainable Seafood Initiative

Parents Worried About Kids’ After-School Snacks: Survey

EDITOR’S NOTE:<br />Dietz & Watson Goes Full Bore on Boar’s Head’s Exclusivity Edict

Nestlé Purina, Kroger Go Straight for Pet Owners’ Hearts