Supermarket Customers Are Hot For Takeout

A grocery store used to be a place where people, you know, bought groceries to take home for making dinner. These days, grocery stores are our de facto home kitchens, too, turning out hot meals that, when combined with all other prepared supermarket foods, account for billions of dollars in sales. Yes, that’s billions with a “b,” as in “big boatload of bucks.”

Salad Bar Nation Challenges America To Eat A Salad Every Day

March 1, 2013 Whole Foods Market

Whole Kids Foundation™, in conjunction with Let’s Move Salad Bars to Schools, announced today the launch of Salad Bar Nation, a public awareness and fundraising campaign committed to improving the nation’s nutrition by challenging Americans to eat a salad every day.  The campaign will make it possible for one million children to have salads every day at school by funding 2,013 salad bars for schools across the country.

Harvard Study: Walnut Consumption Linked To Lower Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes In Women

Recent research published online by the Journal of Nutrition, found an inverse relationship between walnut consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in two large prospective cohorts of U.S. women: the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) and NHS II.

Spartan Stores Seventh Valu Land Store Opens In Dearborn, MI

March 1, 2013 Spartan Stores

The excitement of a new supermarket coming to town has the community of Dearborn anxious for the grand opening of Valu Land which took place on Sunday, February 17 at 8 am. An official ribbon cutting ceremony held the following day.

United Fresh Welcomes Wholesalers & Distributors To San Diego With New Networking Reception

Produce wholesalers and distributors will find extra value at this year’s United Fresh Convention in San Diego with a new reception designed exclusively for wholesaler and distributor attendees. On Tuesday, May 14, the United Fresh Wholesaler-Distributor Board will host a new networking reception where wholesalers and distributors can gather to reconnect with friends and meet new colleagues within this important business sector.