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THE WHOLE TOOTH

Consumers are becoming more aware of oral hygiene's role in health and wellness, and rewarding retailers with product selections that help them accomplish...

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Grocers are appealing to the hearts of shoppers with romantic fare sourced from the indulgent Mediterranean region. The heart-healthy culinary traditions...

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'Local' Trend Bodes Well for Supermarkets

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Supermarkets rate high with consumers as places to buy local products, recent research shows, and that presents opportunity, Hartman Group...

FDA to Define Gluten-Free

LUBBOCK, Texas — Until the U.S. Food and Drug Administration releases formal standards for gluten-free product labeling, United Supermarkets will continue...

GM Sugar Beets: Just as Sweet?

NEW YORK — A new Web campaign seeks to encourage major food manufacturers to help prevent the widespread planting of genetically modified sugar beets. Once...

Albertsons Develops Healthy Eaters

FULLERTON, Calif. — Albertsons kicked off its Healthy Eaters field trip program here yesterday. Children in kindergarten through fourth grade are eligible for the tours, designed to develop healthy eating habits....

Oldways Launches Mediterranean Foods Alliance

BOSTON — Oldways, a nonprofit food issues think tank based here, announced its Mediterranean Foods Alliance yesterday....

Cub Foods Offers Public Flu Clinics

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Following the first reported local flu-related death in 2008, as well as new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations on flu vaccinations for all children, 20 Minnesota Cub Food locations, owned by Supervalu here, have partnered with Minnesota Visiting Nurse Agency to add public flu shot clinics for those ages 5 years and older and at MVNA’s Minneapolis headquarters for ages 6 months and older. ...

GMDC Adds Director of Wellness Programs

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Global Market Development Center, better known as GMDC, said yesterday that Christopher M. DePetris will join the association in the new position of director of wellness programs. ...

Safeway Offers Free Health Checks

PLEASANTON, Calif. — Safeway here is offering free “Heart-Health” screenings for blood pressure, cholesterol and body mass index. ...

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