Market Trends

NEW YORK - Frito-Lay North America said on Tuesday it will use a healthier cooking oil in its Doritos, Tostitos and Cheetos snacks and introduce reduced-fat versions of some snacks amid mounting concerns over Americans' diet, Reuters reports.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands - Supermarket chain Albert Heijn, the largest in the Netherlands and part of the Ahold group, has removed a number of Unilever products from its shelves following a disagreement over the price the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate is demanding, according to published reports.

SAN DIEGO - San Diego-based SureBeam Corporation announced on Tuesday that D'Agostino Supermarkets has become the first New York metropolitan area retailer to offer SureBeam processed fresh ground beef in its stores.

RICHMOND, Va. - Performance Food Group on Monday announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recognized its Fresh Express subsidiary and its national director of raw product quality & food safety, Frances Pabrua, with its CFSAN Team Award.

SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda - Food Distributors International president and CEO John R. Block assured the association's last-ever Midyear Executive Conference on Saturday that wholesalers will continue to have a strong voice after FDI is absorbed by the Food Marketing Institute in January.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Lowes Foods has been honored by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its efforts to reduce energy consumption.

CHESIRE, Conn. - The Board of Directors of Bozzuto's Inc., a Cheshire, Conn.-based wholesale food distributor, has announced the appointment of Michael A. Bozzuto as chairman of the Board, replacing Adam J. Bozzuto, recently deceased.

SAN FRANCISCO - About 200 restaurants, grocers and seafood distributors pledged Wednesday not to buy, serve or sell fish created by biotechnology, joining some environmental groups and fishermen in opposing genetically engineered seafood, The Associated Press reports.