Over the past several years, two parallel trends have been reshaping the supermarket industry. One is the declining health of the nation, evidenced by growing rates of obesity among both children and adults, as well as almost epidemic levels of...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week unveiled a new icon to encourage healthful eating, dubbed that was applauded by some industry groups for its clarity. The five-color icon features a dinner plate divided into four...
SALT LAKE CITY — On June 13 kids will take over the kitchen at Harmons' cooking school here to make whole wheat pizza topped with home-made sauce, chicken and roasted veggies with a salad and gelato with berries for dessert. This will be the...
WASHINGTON — The U. S. Department of Agriculture last week unveiled a new graphic that will replace its Food Pyramid. With a simpler, plate-shaped design, the new graphic is intended to offer a quick visual representation of a healthy diet...
WASHINGTON — In another step toward regulatory transparency, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has established a new Web portal that will offer visitors a single Internet location to find information regarding FDA enforcement activities...
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Delhaize America’s Guiding Stars program incorporates various positive and negative factors into its proprietary nutrition-rating algorithm, which awards products with one star (good), two stars (better) or three...
ORLANDO, Fla. — Publix Super Markerts is "disappointed" in the number of manufacturers using the Rapid Recall Exchange, the industry portal established by the Food Marketing Institute and GS1 US to promote the quick dissemination of recall...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, as expected, on Thursday
unveiled a new icon to encourage healthful eating, dubbed "MyPlate."
SALT LAKE CITY — Harmons here is the first supermarket to incorporate Kids Cook Mondays, part of the national campaign called The Monday Campaigns, which dedicates the first day of every week to health, into its cooking school calendar.
