Nonfoods

SAN FRANCISCO -- A public interestlawyer has filed a lawsuit seeking to ban the sale of Oreo cookies to children in California because they contain trans fats.

Ready-to-serve canned soups have shifted into high gear, propelled by a high-octane mix of new consumer choices.

A high-flyer of the Nineties, the chain has been stung by competition, the economy, and its own acquisitions. Now it's focusing on business fundamentals to revitalize its top and bottom lines.

With sales of digital cameras poised to surpass those of traditional models, Lunds/Byerly's is already capitalizing on in-store print-making.

PINELLAS PARK, FLA. -- Several suspected larvae of the Mexican fruit fly have been detected in Manzano peppers from two produce markets in Pinellas County, according to Florida's agriculture commissioner Charles Bronson.

GREENFIELD, Mass. - Following the lead of the United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, the Organic Trade Association -- presenter of the "All Things Organic" conference and trade show -- says it will co-locate next year's show with the FMI show.

BOULDER, Colo. - Wild Oats Markets Inc., a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, announced that financial results for its first quarter ended March 29, 2003 generated net income of $1.4 million, or $0.05 per share, on first quarter sales of $236.0 million.

AUSTIN, Texas - Whole Foods Market, the country's largest natural and organic foods supermarket, plans to open a 36,000-square-foot store in White Plains, N.Y. next spring.