Nonfoods

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. - A father who brought $3.13 in change to buy milk, three jars of baby food and a newspaper at a Market Basket store in Portsmouth, N.H., was turned away by a cashier because of anthrax fears, The Associated Press reports.

BOISE, Idaho - Albertson's Inc. announced on Monday that Terry Lee, an experienced food industry executive with strong credentials in private brand development, has joined the company as vice president, corporate brands.

ABINGDON, Va. - K-VAT Stores Inc., Food City's parent company, has named Richard Gunn director of grocery operations.

Anthrax in the flour? Smallpox in the watermelon? We pray it won't happen, but we all know it can. Here's how food retailers are girding for the terrorist threat.

NEW YORK - Poor neighborhoods have fewer supermarkets and food service offerings than wealthier areas, according to a study by the US Environmental Protection Agency that was recently published in The American Journal of Preventive Medicine, Reuters reports.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Tyson Foods Inc., the nation's largest meat producer, has been indicted on federal charges that it smuggled illegal immigrants from Mexico and gave them fraudulent work papers in order to cut costs in its poultry factories, The Associated Press reports.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Kraft Foods and FS Acquisition Corp., a subsidiary of Catterton Partners, announced today an agreement for FS Acquisition to acquire the U.S.-based Farley and Sathers confectionery businesses from Kraft.

ATLANTA - Hurry Inc. (formerly known as Harry's Farmers Market Inc.) on Monday reported a net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 of approximately $3.6 million, compared to a net loss of approximately $1.4 million a year ago.