Food

QUINCY, Mass. - Rising costs are prompting the Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. here to switch some of its seafood sections from service to self-service in the course of this year. Further details of the planned changeover, including how many departments are converting and when, are still pending, according to the retailer.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- United Natural Foods, Inc. here has embarked on a joint venture with nonprofit, nonsectarian organization Vitamin Angels get chewable multivitamins and antiparasitic medicines to 55,000 children in the Dominican Republic between the ages of 2 and 10 years old. The Batey Relief Alliance, through its regional branch, BRA Dominica, will monitor distribution to the children.

DAYVILLE, Conn. -- United Natural Foods, Inc. here has embarked on a joint venture with nonprofit, nonsectarian organization Vitamin Angels get chewable multivitamins and antiparasitic medicines to 55,000 children in the Dominican Republic between the ages of 2 and 10 years old. The Batey Relief Alliance, through its regional branch, BRA Dominica, will monitor distribution to the children.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) took part yesterday in the inaugural meeting of "Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow," a joint task force on media and childhood obesity, of which the organization is a member.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Tom Lange Co., Inc. based here and Dole Fresh Fruit Co., a subsidiary of Dole Food Co., are in a partnership to distribute watermelons. Under the agreement, The Tom Lange Co. will be the licensee for Dole brand watermelons, responsible for the sourcing, marketing and distribution of melons.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) took part yesterday in the inaugural meeting of "Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow," a joint task force on media and childhood obesity, of which the organization is a member.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers/Food Products Association (GMA/FPA) took part yesterday in the inaugural meeting of "Media and Childhood Obesity: Today and Tomorrow," a joint task force on media and childhood obesity, of which the organization is a member.

ST. LOUIS -- On the heels of the Produce for Better Health Foundation¿s launch of its new "Fruits & Veggies-More Matters" health initiative, Mike O'Brien, new PBH chairman and the v.p./produce for Schnuck Markets, Inc. here, plans to waste little time promoting the new campaign in his fleet of supermarkets in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Tennessee, and Mississippi.