Nonfoods

READING, Pa. -- Redner's Warehouse Markets here will cut the ribbon on its newest Quick Shoppe in Shenandoah, Pa., this weekend. The newest edition to the Redner's Quick Shoppe family will be located at the Gold Star Shopping Plaza in Shenandoah, adjacent to Redner's current Warehouse Market.

READING, Pa. -- Redner's Warehouse Markets here will cut the ribbon on its newest Quick Shoppe in Shenandoah, Pa., this weekend. The newest edition to the Redner's Quick Shoppe family will be located at the Gold Star Shopping Plaza in Shenandoah, adjacent to Redner's current Warehouse Market.

SAN FRANCISCO -- With recent studies indicating that fewer than 15 percent of elementary-school-age children eat the recommended servings (five or more) of fruits and vegetables each day, Del Monte Foods here is embarking on a partnership with the nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop to launch a new line of branded products.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Executives from Spartan Stores here will raise their mugs tomorrow morning to toast the debut of West Michigan's first Seattle's Best Coffee cafe location in the Family Fare store in Kentwood, Mich.

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Gerber Products Co. here introduced its new line of USDA certified organic foods for babies and toddlers at a sun-splashed press luncheon held yesterday in New York City¿s Union Square Park. The new line, which will be available at mass merchandisers and grocery stores this weekend, consists of whole grain cereals, juices, dinners, and pureed fruits and vegetables. The company also used the luncheon as the venue to release the results of its "Feeding Babies and Toddlers Study" (FITS), some findings of which global director of nutrition and regulatory affairs Dr. Kathleen Reidy termed "shocking" and "disturbing."

PARSIPPANY, N.J. -- Gerber Products Co. here introduced its new line of USDA certified organic foods for babies and toddlers at a sun-splashed press luncheon held yesterday in New York City¿s Union Square Park. The new line, which will be available at mass merchandisers and grocery stores this weekend, consists of whole grain cereals, juices, dinners, and pureed fruits and vegetables. The company also used the luncheon as the venue to release the results of its "Feeding Babies and Toddlers Study" (FITS), some findings of which global director of nutrition and regulatory affairs Dr. Kathleen Reidy termed "shocking" and "disturbing."

SAN FRANCISCO -- With recent studies indicating that fewer than 15 percent of elementary-school-age children eat the recommended servings (five or more) of fruits and vegetables each day, Del Monte Foods here is embarking on a partnership with the nonprofit educational organization Sesame Workshop to launch a new line of branded products.

MONTVALE, N.J. -- The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc. here yesterday selected a new credit card processing company for all of its 407 A&P locations.