Nonfoods

NEWARK, Del. --Through a sponsorship from Try-Foods International, Inc., up to 10 retailers will receive $1,000 towards their expenses to attend the 2006 PMA Retail Produce Solutions Conference (RPSC) to be held March 9 to March 11 in Houston.

CARLISLE, Pa. -- With one-stop shopping quickly becoming a growing trend, Giant Food Stores here and its Williamsville, N.Y.-based Tops Markets sister division are embarking on two new ways to add even greater value for customers: a new "Guaranteed Value" grocery and household product line and a new "Your Neighborhood Drugstore," concept for its heath and beauty care and sundries categories.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here has launched its third annual "Have a Heart for Hunger" campaign. The aim of the program, which runs from Feb. 5 until March 4, is to help provide hunger relief to organizations in the five states served by the Northeast regional food retailer.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Ukrop's Super Markets, Inc. here has unveiled details of a major new pricing initiative, the "Consistent Low Price" (C.L.P.) program. The initiative is designed to offer a simpler approach to grocery pricing, and includes reduced prices on more than 8,000 items.

NEWARK, Del. -- Former Produce Marketing Association (PMA) board chairmen Steve Junqueiro of Save Mart Supermarkets and Tim York of Markon Corp. have been selected to serve on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee.

HAMDEN, Conn. -- Slightly more than half of New York City residents would like a Wal-Mart in their neighborhood, according to a new poll of 1,072 registered voters conducted by Quinnipiac University here. The survey found that 51 percent of New Yorkers in favor, 37 percent against, and 11 percent undecided.

LOS ANGELES -- Nearly 300 retail industry executives, store owners, law enforcement personnel, lawmakers, and prosecutors met here yesterday in a united effort to curb the $34 billion problem of organized retail theft, also known as ORT.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. -- To demonstrate its commitment to fighting heart disease, the Kellogg Co. said yesterday that it will launch a major heart health initiative in 2006, which includes providing national support for the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women movement.