Food

PARK CITY, Utah -- Industry veteran Robert P. Hermanns has joined inventory and labor optimization software vendor Park City Group as s.v.p. responsible for U.S. customer relations and corporate development. He will also become a member of Park City's board of directors.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The produce department of a San Francisco Safeway store provided the backdrop for the official unveiling of a new public health initiative -- Fruits & Veggies-More Matters ¿- by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), based here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

NEWARK, Del. -- The Produce Marketing Association (PMA) here has committed to a half-million-dollar partnership with Scholastic, Inc. to encourage the nation's schoolchildren to eat fresh fruits and vegetables. This classroom-based initiative supports Produce for Better Health's (PBH) "Campaign for Children¿s Health."

WILMINGTON, Del. -- The produce department of a San Francisco Safeway store provided the backdrop for the official unveiling of a new public health initiative -- Fruits & Veggies-More Matters ¿- by the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH), based here, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

MELROSE PARK, Ill. -- Jewel-Osco based here opened the doors of its newest store in Bourbonnais, Ill., a 62,000 square-footer that features its parent company, Supervalu's, "Premium Fresh and Healthy" decor package, as well as expanded frozen aisles and a variety of diverse foods, including a "Wild Harvest" shop that contains a large selection of natural and organic foods.

SAN ANTONIO - H.E. Butt Grocery Co. here is apparently becoming the latest target of animal rights group PETA, which said Friday that it had mobilized some of its more than 1.6 million members and supporters to pressure the regional grocer to stop selling foie gras.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Celebrity chef Rachael Ray is the subject of a Food Network "Chefography" episode that features her long-term relationship with Price Chopper Supermarkets here.

AUSTIN, Tex. -- To celebrate its 192nd store nationwide and fourth location in New York City -- this time on the corner of Houston and the Bowery in Manhattan's Lower East Side -- Whole Foods is offering New York customers a zippy promotion: Shoppers who show up for the grand opening on Thursday, March 29, between 3 and 9pm will be offered a free ride home by Zipcar.