Pharmacy

COVER STORY: LOSS PREVENTION: A pound of prevention
Clamping down on retail losses should be everybody's business.
Sara Lee Rolls Out Bread That's a White/Whole Grain Blend
CHICAGO -- In the same month that Interstate Bakeries Corp.'s Wonder brand has launched its White Bread Fans 100% Whole Grain bread, Sara Lee, based here, yesterday introduced nationwide a similar concept: Soft & Smooth Made With Whole Grain White Bread -- a product that the company describes as looking, smelling, and feeling like white bread, but providing a "good source of whole grains." The idea behind both new breads is to allow consumers who love white bread, particularly kids, to receive the health benefits of whole grains.

Tampering Scare Hits Stores in Town Near Phoenix

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- A mentally unstable man arrested earlier this week here for the possession of three pipe bombs told police he tampered with baby food products and returned them to local retailers, alarming area consumers and retailers in the area in what might turn out to have been a costly hoax.
Manufacturers Making Strides in Better-for-You Products: GMA

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Consumer packaged goods manufacturers are responding in a major way to an increasingly obese and more health-conscious nation, according to new survey data released here by the Grocery Manufacturers Association.
Innovation Sparks Growth in Pet Oral Care Market: Report

NEW YORK -- Total U.S. retail sales of pet oral care products hit $425 million last year, reflecting average annual growth of 35 percent since 2000, according to "Market Trends: Oral Care for Pets," a new report from market research publisher Packaged Facts.
Couple Weds in Hy-Vee

QUINCY, Ill. -- Local residents Diane Roderick and Tom Lane decided to tie the knot at the place they first met 14 months ago -- a large and bustling Hy-Vee supermarket at 36th and Broadway. The couple wed Saturday afternoon before about 75 guests at the store where Lane has worked as assistant produce manager for the past 15 years. Quincy boasts two Hy-Vee locations.
For Many Oakland Shoppers, Food Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

OAKLAND, Calif. -- One Oakland grocery shopper has lost four dress sizes, simply by incorporating trips to a new store here, Food Farm'acy, into her weekly routine. Others consumers have lowered their blood pressure, boosted their energy, strengthened their immune systems, and boosted their energy.
Pathmark Posts Higher Q1 Sales, and Loss

CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores, Inc. here yesterday reported sales for the latest quarter of $1 billion, a rise of 1.3 percent from $990.1 million in the year-ago period.
SPECIAL REPORT:In the zone

Smarter assortments and cross-merchandising teamwork will help nutrition foods and drinks stay in the race.
Marsh Supermarkets Settles Suit With Former Exec

INDIANAPOLIS -- Marsh Supermarkets has reached a $1.5 million settlement with former executive C. Alan Marsh, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Indianapolis Star reports.

COVER STORY: LOSS PREVENTION: A pound of prevention

Sara Lee Rolls Out Bread That's a White/Whole Grain Blend

Tampering Scare Hits Stores in Town Near Phoenix

Manufacturers Making Strides in Better-for-You Products: GMA

Innovation Sparks Growth in Pet Oral Care Market: Report

Couple Weds in Hy-Vee

For Many Oakland Shoppers, Food Is Just What The Doctor Ordered

Pathmark Posts Higher Q1 Sales, and Loss

SPECIAL REPORT:In the zone

Marsh Supermarkets Settles Suit With Former Exec