Nonfoods

ATLANTA -- Now consumers can have a Coke and a breath of fresh air, as The Coca-Cola Company has completed its transition to HFC-Free insulation for 98 percent of all new purchases of refrigerated sales and marketing equipment.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets yesterday opened a 56,000-square-foot superstore yesterday in Derby, Vt. The store, the company's 114th, features the chain's commitment to "the best in fresh."

OTTAWA, Canada -- mygrocerydeals.com, an independent comparison shopping search engine, has recently expanded its market coverage to become coast-to-coast and "live" in more than 525 U.S. cities.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Lund Food Holdings Inc. here is teaming with local marketing and branding firm Blackwatch to launch a new fruit smoothies beverage line this week, in a bid to tap into the lucrative health and wellness category.

TORONTO -- Ontario shoppers now have another choice beside the usual paper or plastic grocery bags: The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. of Canada (A&P Canada) here has launched a reusable shopping bag. Made from 100 percent recycled material, the handheld, machine-washable foldable bag is being hailed by the retailer as "an affordable and environmentally friendly alternative" to plastic.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. here is preparing to open its 71st store on Sunday, June 11, at the site of the former Garden State Race Track in Cherry Hill, N.J. In typical Wegmans fashion, the expansive store measures 125,000 square feet, and contains such amenities as a Market Café with the capacity to seat 200.

UPPER DARBY, Penn. -- On the heels of opening its latest store May 24 in Villanova, Pa., Fresh Grocer, based here, said it will open five new stores throughout the Delaware Valley.

DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. -- Sara Lee here said it will unveil an innovative category development program for deli managers at the International Dairy Deli Bakery Association convention, which gets underway this weekend in Orlando.