WASHINGTON — Several retailers committed last week to open or expand 1,500 stores in underserved communities across the U.S. and to make affordable, healthier food options more accessible. Those commitments contained in memorandums of...
PITTSBURGH — As part of a new arrangement with the nonprofit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, Giant Eagle will be evaluating its suppliers and creating a sustainable sourcing strategy for its wild and farmed seafood. SFP will be doing an...
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Price Chopper here has started offering a pocket guide for users of its NuVal Nutritional Scoring System that provides average scores for 50 product categories from bagels to yogurt.
NEW YORK — Gotham Greens, which operates a hydroponic greenhouse facility on the rooftop of an industrial building in Brooklyn, announced that it has started harvesting and delivering pesticide-free vegetables and herbs to New York food...
ARLINGTON, Va. — Shoppers are increasingly looking for beneficial ingredients like fiber and whole grains in their foods rather than seeking to avoid excess fat, salt and calories, according to Shopping for Health 2011, the yearly report...
PITTSBURGH — Giant Eagle will be working with the nonprofit Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to create a sustainable sourcing strategy for its wild and farmed seafood.
Margaret Hamburg makes sure she bases what she does on a foundation of facts. Reaching out for information from various divisions of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, other agencies and outside sources helped her clarify what was needed a...
At a press conference held last month to introduce the U.S. Department of Agriculture's new MyPlate dietary guideline icon, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack discussed improving the nation's diet in terms of preventative health care, improv...