Nonfoods

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway Inc. and The Safeway Foundation yesterday celebrated Family Day by launching Connect Together, a year-round company-sponsored print, broadcast, in-store, and online campaign urging parents to connect with their children over meals and activities to build stronger families and communities.

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Tesco's Fresh & Easy U.S. division yesterday identified 48 locations where it will build stores in the Inland Empire are of California, and added that it will begin in November to open stores in Southern California, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.

SEATTLE -- Tomoko Moriguchi Matsuno yesterday was named Uwajimaya's new c.e.o., succeeding her older brother, Tomio Moriguchi who led Uwajimaya's growth for the past 40 years.

SEATTLE -- Tomoko Moriguchi Matsuno yesterday was named Uwajimaya's new c.e.o., succeeding her older brother, Tomio Moriguchi who led Uwajimaya's growth for the past 40 years.

WILTON, Conn. -- When it comes to trade-spending practices, it seems vendors are from Venus and retailers are from Mars, and that leaves consumers nowhere, according to new research from Cannondale Associates, Inc. here.

CINCINNATI - The Kroger Co. here said its Inter-American Products manufacturing division launched a recall of private label ice cream because it might contain eggs even though eggs are not listed on the ingredient label.

WASHINGTON - Legislation introduced today by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) would establish a national food safety framework for all fresh produce

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- More than 70 pharmacy executives and representatives from pharmacy companies across the country are visiting with members of Congress today to advocate on behalf of community pharmacy.