Nonfoods

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Grocer and wholesaler Spartan Stores, Inc., based here, wants to sell gas and will put convenience stores and pumps at an unspecified number of its 54 Family Fare Supermarkets and Glen's Markets, the company said last week.

TYLER, Texas - Brookshire Grocery Co. will open a second unit under the Olé Foods Store banner, in Corsicana, Texas, next week.

WEST WINDSOR, N.J. - Wegmans Wine & Spirits, the alcoholic beverage department of Wegmans Food Markets, will be one of the key sponsors of this weekend's Jersey Fresh Wine & Food Festival at Mercer County Community College here.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The tainted Roma tomatoes believed to have sickened more than 416 people in five states who ate at Sheetz convenience stores in early July have reportedly been traced to farms in Florida and possibly South Carolina.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. - ACNielsen U.S., an operating unit of ACNielsen, a VNU business, announced yesterday the launch of LabelTrends, a new service now available that monitors sales trends in 13 of the hottest consumer packaged goods (CPG) product segments, such as low-carb, low-fat, organic, and sugar-free.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. ¿ At its annual meeting held here yesterday, Spartan Stores, Inc.'s shareholders elected Gregory P. Josefowicz, president and c.e.o. of Borders Group, Inc., and Craig G. Sturken, chairman, president, and c.e.o. of Spartan Stores, to serve as directors for three-year terms through 2007.

CHICAGO - Leading Internet grocer Peapod, LLC, and Giant Food, both divisions of Ahold, yesterday announced the expansion of their online ordering and delivery service to the Baltimore area, with delivery set to begin Aug. 17.

PITTSBURGH ¿ On the heels of reports that Pennsylvania health department officials suspect that a third, rare strain of salmonella bacteria may be linked to tomatoes served at Sheetz convenience stores, the Altoona, Pa.-based chain ran full-page advertisements in the Sunday editions of leading daily newspapers in its core Pittsburgh market.