Nonfoods

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Global sales and marketing firm Daymon Worldwide here said yesterday it will kick off a high-level international event centered around private label, to coincide with next year's FMI Show in May. Keynoting the event will be Dr. Victor K. Fung, a renowned supply chain management expert.

DURBAN, South Africa -- Leaders of a newly formed global alliance challenged participants of the 18th International Congress of Nutrition that took place here to put their influence behind the "eat more fruits and vegetables" message to combat obesity and chronic diseases.

AUSTIN, Texas -- As Whole Foods Market here officially launches its Whole Baby program and educational lecture series, the natural and organic foods supermarket is also sharing findings from an online consumer survey it commissioned to evaluate the attitudes and concerns of expectant and new moms. Surveyed moms-to-be were more likely to take vitamins and consume less caffeine; and almost 25 percent said they started eating natural and organic foods during pregnancy.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Food retailers are expanding pharmacy operations in size and scope during a period of regulatory reform and competition from alternative sources, according to a new report from the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), 2005 Supermarket Pharmacy Trends.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans here has begun carrying "value-priced" Top Care branded private label products in its HBC section, including skin care, children's cough and cold, first aid, oral care, and foot care items, said Wegmans director of consumer affairs Mary Ellen Burris in her online column at http://www.wegmans.com.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. based here named Dr. Thomas Farewell v.p. of worldwide applied research. Farewell will begin his new duties this Wed., Sept. 21, and will report to Richard J. Dahl, Dole's president and c.o.o.

WASHINGTON -- Safeway, Inc.'s Safeway.com online grocery delivery service is fully operational in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas, the company said yesterday. The service went live two weeks ago, Safeway said, and is the latest extension of Safeway's e-commerce strategy that already online in many areas on the West Coast and in the greater Philadelphia area through Safeway.com, Vons.com, and Genuardis.com.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Natural Products Expo East is returning to its roots next year, as the popular organic and natural products trade show relocates its annual East Coast expo to Baltimore, and simultaneously joins forces with the National Nutritional Foods Association East (NNFA East) to boost natural products retailer presence.