Nonfoods

BURLINGTON, Wisc. -- Family-owned Spiegelhoff's Super Food Market, Inc. here has joined forces with fellow independent grocer, Bob Schmaling, to launch a new fresh-focused concept called Gooseberries Fresh Food Market. The store opened its doors yesterday in Burlington, Wisc., on 690 West State St. at the site of a former Piggly Wiggly Market.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. here said yesterday that it agreed to purchase Minneapolis-based MinuteClinic, the largest provider of retail-based health clinics in the United States. MinuteClinic will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new brochure to help consumers s eat healthfully is being launched cooperatively by the International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation, the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) here and the United States Department of Agriculture Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (USDA/CNPP).

BURLINGTON, Wisc. -- Family-owned Spiegelhoff's Super Food Market, Inc. here has joined forces with fellow independent grocer, Bob Schmaling, to launch a new fresh-focused concept called Gooseberries Fresh Food Market. The store opened its doors yesterday in Burlington, Wisc., on 690 West State St. at the site of a former Piggly Wiggly Market.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. -- CVS Corp. here said yesterday that it agreed to purchase Minneapolis-based MinuteClinic, the largest provider of retail-based health clinics in the United States. MinuteClinic will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of CVS.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Average manufacturer payments for unsaleables dipped slightly to 1.05 percent of sales from 1.13 percent between 2004 and 2005, according to The 2006 Unsaleables Benchmark Report, released yesterday at the Joint Unsaleables Conference here by the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Food Marketing Institute.

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Average manufacturer payments for unsaleables dipped slightly to 1.05 percent of sales from 1.13 percent between 2004 and 2005, according to The 2006 Unsaleables Benchmark Report, released yesterday at the Joint Unsaleables Conference here by the Grocery Manufacturers of America and the Food Marketing Institute.

WASHINGTON -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) yesterday submitted testimony to the House Ways and Means Committee, urging the successful passage of the comprehensive U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA).