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According to the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI)’s Foodservice Packaging Industry Surveys, optimism in the foodservice packaging industry has risen this year from last year.

Amerlux Global Lighting Solutions, a Fairfield, N.J.-based manufacturer of architectural-grade energy-efficient lighting solutions for the retail, supermarket, hospitality and commercial industries.

Made by Canada’s No. 1 certified-organic and Fair Trade coffee company, Kicking Horse Coffee is now available in wide distribution across the United States.

The recycling of plastic bags and film reached a record high across the United States in 2008, as part of a rising national recycling trend, according to a recycling report conducted by Sonoma, Calif.-based Moore Recycling Associates, Inc.

For the official launch Pampers’ new diaper products featuring Dry Max — which manufacturer Procter & Gamble (P&G) calls the brand’s most important innovation in a quarter-century, Pampers invited famous parents, including Padma Lakshmi, Marcia Gay Harden, Ana Ortiz, Kelly Rutherford, Matthew Settle, Eric Mabius, Team USA medalists Chad Hedrick, athlete Noelle Pikus-Pace and designer Liz Lange, along with their little ones, to a celebratory bash in New York City.

Billed by its manufacturer, Princeton, N.J.-based Church & Dwight, as America’s first gel detergent, Arm & Hammer Power Gel Laundry Detergent eradicates even the toughest stains, among them grass, blood, soil, clay, grease, oil and food, after a single wash, and can even be used to pre-treat.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) yesterday appointed Todd A. Turner to the position of VP of industry affairs, in which role he will lead the day-to-day operations of the industry affairs department and efforts in the sales and supply chain and technology practices.

Natural and organic foods retailer Sprouts Farmers Market has deployed a space optimization solution to create customized planograms, helping improve inventory management, drive sales and profits, and increase customer satisfaction.