Nonfoods

NATICK, Mass. -- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. here yesterday said private label in grocery-type categories was a bright spot in an otherwise mixed second quarter--and chain executives added that they plan to increase their emphasis on private label going forward.

SECAUCUS, N.J. and NEW YORK - Leading Hispanic foods supplier Goya Foods has selected Winglatino as the agency for to develop a major campaign that will be launched both in the U.S. Hispanic and general markets nationwide.

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Farm Boy, Inc. here, a locally owned retail grocer specializing in quality fresh foods, said yesterday that it would open a new store in spring 2007 as "the centerpiece" of the Kanata Signature Centre in Kanata, Ont. This store will be in addition to the 16,000-square-foot store slated to open in November in the Blue Heron Mall, also in Kanata.

STANFORD, Calif. -- Grocery circulars announcing the latest local grocery specials remain an effective means of connecting with consumers, according to new research released by the Stanford Graduate School of Business here.

OLEDAD, Calif. -- Dole Food Co.'s fresh vegetable salad production facility here has become the first produce company, and only the 37th company in California, to be approved as a Cal/STAR in the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (Cal/OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP).

QUINCY, Mass. -- In a nation where 20 percent of children are now overweight, Ahold banners Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover are joining with Nickelodeon and the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) to introduce an in-store "Kids' Corner" program employing popular cartoon characters to help children make better nutritional choices.

OLEDAD, Calif. -- Dole Food Co.'s fresh vegetable salad production facility here has become the first produce company, and only the 37th company in California, to be approved as a Cal/STAR in the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (Cal/OSHA) Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP).

AMBLER, Pa. -- Jerome "Jerry" Shupak, an independent sales and marketing consultant to startup and expanding food companies since 1984, died Aug. 10 after a brief battle battle with cancer. Shupak had over 40 years of experience with a wide range of food industry products.