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Grocers should bone up on what's hot for back-to-school, to exploit key food and nonfoods business during the season's window of opportunity.

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company and the maker of Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, has launched a comprehensive marketing effort to help educate U.S. Hispanic families on its Splenda retail products. The campaign includes a mobile marketing tour that will make stops at supermarkets and other locations throughout the summer.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Miami will get a taste of Publix' new Hispanic format, Publix Sabor, when the retailer here opens its second unit at Hialeah Mercado this Thursday.

It's lately been a barren landscape for supermarket nonfoods. But smart ideas at retail are nourishing robust growth in some categories.

The consumer focus on nutrition and convenience has spurred the growth of the yogurt market.

BETHESDA, Md. -- A new study published yesterday in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicates that eating an increased amount of low-fat dairy foods could lower blood pressure more effectively than a conventional low-fat diet.

Can 80-year-old Winn-Dixie be saved from itself? Industry watchers offer opinions.

Earth Fare is selling more personal care products to mainstream shoppers by raising their comfort level, then clinching the trade-up.