Perimeter

From HEB to Publix and beyond, the grocers most committed to Hispanics are learning not to get lost in the translation.

CARTERET, N.J. -- Just in time for the long Labor Day weekend, Pathmark will open a 55,500-square-foot prototype store in an ethnically diverse part of Philadelphia, featuring what the company says are many new merchandising concepts.

DALLAS -- Betting that the appeal of nutraceuticals will grow, leading convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Inc. here is by launching Formula 7, a proprietary line of functional foods and beverages.

Washington, D.C. --The United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Association here is getting down to business. The trade group has established a business development council to help its members become more efficient and profitable by getting better at training and education.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion asked, and Bloom shoppers have answered: We want more fresh foods.

Indianapolis -- Marsh Supermarkets is in the final stages of preparing to open its first location in Illinois on Aug. 22 with a new 66,000-square-foot Lifestyle format store in Naperville, a community that was recently ranked third on Money Magazine's list of the top, "100 Best Places to Live" for 2005.

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Vitasti, Inc., based here, a food company specializing in the health-and-wellness sector, has developed a new line of vitamin-rich granola with an antioxidant supplement and a hip new featured ingredient -- the acai berry. Harvested in the Brazilian rainforest and touted by the media as "nature's perfect food," the acai (pronounced "AH-sci-EE") has been used for thousands of years by Brazil's indigenous peoples, who attribute various healing and nutritional properties to the fruit.

NEW YORK ¿ Beer, when consumed in moderation, offers a number of health benefits for mature men and women, according to a noted Harvard professor who spoke yesterday at a media luncheon sponsored by Anheuser-Busch.