Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. is using its 13-instore pharmacies to promote healthy eating. Each month, the customers receive a different healthy-eating tip. In the pharmacy department next to the register, a sign highlights the food of the month along with a small display of the featured item; another sign is placed in the food aisle where the item is merchandised.

A study conducted by the Food Research and Action Center gave Memphis the unenviable distinction of "hunger capital of the United States." Since then, a swell of interest and concern over urban food deserts has brought issues of food access for underserved communities to the fore.

U.S. Bank, The California Endowment, NCB Capital Impact, and other community leaders celebrated the grand opening of Northgate Gonzalez Markets. The new supermarket, which brings healthy foods and new, local employment opportunities to the area's 105,000-plus residents, is the latest example of U.S. Bank's commitment to finance businesses that increase fresh, affordable food availability..

In order to improve access to healthy food and improve the negative health consequences associated with living in food deserts, 12 states (including Illinois and Michigan) have passed legislation since 2001. Seven others (including Nebraska and Ohio) have introduced bills that are pending or did not pass.

DaFresh Seafood and Produce Store has been awarded $117,000 by the New Orleans Fresh Food Retailer Initiative, which in partnership with Hope Enterprise Corp. and The Food Trust is providing loans to existing and startup grocers in underserved New Orleans communities.

In rural areas across Minnesota, thousands of residents live in communities without a major grocery store. In Big Stone County, small grocers like Bonnie's Hometown Grocery are making a big difference.

Massachusetts ranks nearly dead last — third from the bottom nationally — in having enough supermarkets with fresh, nutritious food, according to a report to be released today by the Massachusetts Public Health Association.

This guide serves as a resource for independent retailers who are seeking information on how to merchandise and promote their selection of fresh produce. It provides information about produce storage and display, cross promotion merchandising techniques, and promotional activities to educate low-income consumers on how to purchase, store, and prepare fresh produce.

The goal of the Produce for Better Health Foundation is to foster an environment where people can include fruits and vegetables at every eating occasion. They provide resources for fruit and vegetable marketing and education.

Denver City Councilmember Judy Montero and representatives from the Denver Office of Economic Development and the Denver Department of Environmental Health celebrated the opening of the Colorado Ranch Market grocery store. The Chaffee Park neighborhood was at risk of becoming a food desert following the closing of a grocery store earlier in the summer.