Nonfoods

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Big Y here last week debuted its Fresh Acres Market concept, which emphasizes fresh fruit, organic food, and gourmet specialties. The 30,000-square-foot store in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood, which supersedes an earlier Big Y location, was reopened after a $10 million makeover.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In recognition of Hunger Awareness Month, community-based independent Harry's Fresh Foods, chains Albertsons and Kroger-owned Fred Meyer, the Oregon Food Bank, and various Northwest food producers last week joined forces in an effort to fight hunger.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- In recognition of Hunger Awareness Month, community-based independent Harry's Fresh Foods, chains Albertsons and Kroger-owned Fred Meyer, the Oregon Food Bank, and various Northwest food producers last week joined forces in an effort to fight hunger.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Big Y here last week debuted its Fresh Acres Market concept, which emphasizes fresh fruit, organic food, and gourmet specialties. The 30,000-square-foot store in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood, which supersedes an earlier Big Y location, was reopened after a $10 million makeover.

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - In the wake of a high-profile nationwide E. coli O157:H7 outbreak that dealt a body blow to the spinach industry, at the Produce Marketing Association's annual meeting here the trade association's board of directors approved the outline of a new program that it said would restore consumers' confidence in the safety of produce.

ATLANTA -- The American Beverage Association, the Food Marketing Institute, the Grocery Manufacturers Association/Food Products Association, and the International Bottled Water Association today joined the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) here in a groundbreaking public-private partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to rekindle American consumers' interest in recycling by providing clear, consistent information on what, how, and why to recycle.

REIDSVILLE, Ga. -- Produce for Kids has teamed up with health expert Dr. Phillipa Norman, M.D., M.P.H., author of the book "Feed Your Brain - How to Boost Your Brainpower with Food."

QUINCY, Mass. - Ahold-owned supermarket chain Stop & Shop has deployed a new online photo service to allow its customers to place orders for prints online through the Stop & Shop Web site.