Nonfoods

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Hain Celestial Group Inc., the maker of natural foods such as Terra Chips vegetable snacks, said on Monday it has acquired privately held non-dairy beverage company Imagine Foods Inc.

LONDON - Retailer Marks & Spencer said Monday it was broadening its search for a buyer for its Kings Super Markets chain and would consider selling the U.S. business to someone outside the retail industry.

Whole beans, gourmet blends, organics, Fair Trade pricing, and even rainforest bats are all helping to perk up the coffee category.

At Giant Eagle's IT Division, technology is all about the people who shop the stores.

True to its Steel City ethic, the Pittsburgh market leader blends core values, strong family bonds, and plain old hard work to distinguish itself as a key player in an ultra-competitive market.

Marketers with innovative strategies have given their bottom lines a boost by making hay out of the humdrum.

November 22, 2002 - WASHINGTON -- Half of Americans (51 percent) say they will serve at least one organic dish this Thanksgiving holiday, according to a survey conducted for the Grocery Manufacturers of America by the polling company.

November 22, 2002 - PITTSBURGH -- H. J. Heinz Company announced today that the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a private letter ruling that Heinz's previously announced spin-off of certain businesses and their subsequent merger with Del Monte Corporation, a subsidiary of Del Monte Foods Company, will be tax free to the companies and their U.S.-based shareholders.