Nonfoods

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Average manufacturer payments for unsaleables dipped slightly to 1.05 percent of sales from 1.13 percent between 2004 and 2005, according to The 2006 Unsaleables Benchmark Report, released yesterday at the Joint Unsaleables Conference here by the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Food Marketing Institute.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new brochure to help consumers s eat healthfully is being launched cooperatively by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) here and the United States Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA/CNPP).

BURLINGTON, Wisc. -- Family-owned Spiegelhoff's Super Food Market, Inc. here has joined forces with fellow independent grocer, Bob Schmaling, to launch a new fresh-focused concept called Gooseberries Fresh Food Market. The store opened its doors yesterday in Burlington, Wisc., on 690 West State St. at the site of a former Piggly Wiggly Market.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. here said yesterday that it agreed to purchase Minneapolis-based MinuteClinic, the largest provider of retail-based health clinics in the United States. MinuteClinic will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new brochure to help consumers s eat healthfully is being launched cooperatively by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) here and the United States Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA/CNPP).

BURLINGTON, Wisc. -- Family-owned Spiegelhoff's Super Food Market, Inc. here has joined forces with fellow independent grocer, Bob Schmaling, to launch a new fresh-focused concept called Gooseberries Fresh Food Market. The store opened its doors yesterday in Burlington, Wisc., on 690 West State St. at the site of a former Piggly Wiggly Market.

MODESTO, Calif. -- The Almond Board of California here said the findings of a new study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry show almonds contain antioxidant levels similar to green tea and broccoli.

CINNCINNATTI -- Kroger Manufacturing, a division of The Kroger Co. based here, named Crown Holdings, Inc.'s food packaging U.S. subsidiary with its "Distinguished Supplier Award" and was also named the chain's overall "Corporate Supplier of the Year."