Nonfoods

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- In a bid to attract shoppers beyond its core market, Manischewitz Foods, owned by R.A.B Food Groups, LLC here, is branching out into new product lines: Louisville, Ky,-based IMC Licensing, a full-service licensing agency specializing in consumer product brands, said yesterday it has negotiated multiple new licensing agreements to develop a range of premium-quality kosher foods for the well-known brand.

WASHINGTON -- The board of directors of the United Fresh Produce Association, based here, has adopted four guiding principles advocating science-based produce safety standards. The trade group is also voicing support for federal oversight of clear and consistent standards that are applicable to all produce grown anywhere in the United States, or imported into the country.

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- In a bid to attract shoppers beyond its core market, Manischewitz Foods, owned by R.A.B Food Groups, LLC here, is branching out into new product lines: Louisville, Ky,-based IMC Licensing, a full-service licensing agency specializing in consumer product brands, said yesterday it has negotiated multiple new licensing agreements to develop a range of premium-quality kosher foods for the well-known brand.

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- In a bid to attract shoppers beyond its core market, Manischewitz Foods, owned by R.A.B Food Groups, LLC here, is branching out into new product lines: Louisville, Ky,-based IMC Licensing, a full-service licensing agency specializing in consumer product brands, said yesterday it has negotiated multiple new licensing agreements to develop a range of premium-quality kosher foods for the well-known brand.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets here has chosen West Chester, Pa.-based Prescient Applied Intelligence, Inc.'s Demand Planning and Inventory and Replenishment Planning modules to generate orders for about 800 vendors.

WASHINGTON -- Supermarkets may score a touchdown in Super Bowl-related sales this year. Consumers plan on spending an average of $56.04 on Super Bowl-related merchandise this year, up from last year's $36.78, according to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association's (RAMA) 2007 Super Bowl Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey. Total spending for the Feb. 4 Super Bowl is expected to reach $8.7 billion.

BOULDER, Colo. -- The newly opened Naples Wild Oats Marketplace will donate $10,000 raised from yesterday's culinary competition to three Naples nonprofit organizations.

NEW YORK -- Sales of organic, hormone-free, eco-friendly, locally grown, cruelty-free, and other ethical products will maintain double-digit growth over the next five years, surpassing $57 billion in 2011, according to a new study by market research firm Packaged Facts.