Nonfoods

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion said yesterday it is unveiling fresh makeovers at 26 stores in the tri-state area of Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Albert Heijn, next week will launch a range of cholesterol-lowering dairy products under its private label brand that includes a margarine spread, a spoonable yogurt, and "original" and "strawberry flavor" yogurt drinks.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway yesterday launched a new merchandising program designed to make its stores a one-stop shopping destination for summer grilling needs.

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway yesterday launched a new merchandising program designed to make its stores a one-stop shopping destination for summer grilling needs.

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Regional retailer Bashas' has tapped former anchorwoman Mary Jo West as its new director of public relations. West replaces Diana Bejarano-Medina, who left the company in May. West will assume her new position with the retailer on June 26.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion today is unveiling the first of three stores to open in Spartanburg County, S.C. this year. The store is the prototype for Food Lion's future upstate South Carolina stores.

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. -- For the second consecutive year, Tops Markets, LLC here is allowing its shoppers in northeast Ohio to contribute to local Children's Miracle Network (CMN) hospitals across the region. Shoppers who buy a CMN paper balloon for $1 at the checkout of their local Tops store will receive a coupon good for $1 off any Tops brand ice cream. The two-week in-store campaign ends June 17.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va. -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and A.T. Kearney yesterday released "Insomnia in the Corner Office," a white paper that defines the challenges and opportunities facing CPG executives. The survey found that nearly 30 percent of all respondents said their existing business models are the main barrier to growth.