Saturday, March 19, 2016
Ribbon-cutting set
AUSTINTOWN
The Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Berry’s Natural Food Market, 4405 Mahoning Ave., at 9 a.m. Monday.
For nearly 20 years, Rick Berry has been serving the people of the Mahoning Valley through his ownership of the Medicine Shoppe.
After his retirement, Berry and his wife, Mary Jo, decided to turn their attention to creating a local source of high-quality food. They were joined in their efforts by their son, Rob, and opened Berry’s Natural Food Market.
Berry’s Natural Food Market is open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and the Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Ohio jobs figures
COLUMBUS
Policy Matters Ohio contends new job figures released by the state actually show a downward revision of January’s job total and not a gain in jobs during February.
Policy Matters says Ohio is only 2,200 jobs ahead of where it was last month. The new data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services highlights the importance of looking at longer-term job growth trends, Policy Matters says.
GMO labeling
NEW YORK
General Mills said Friday it will start labeling products across the country that contain genetically modified ingredients to comply with a law that is set to go into effect in Vermont.
The maker of Cheerios cereal, Progresso soups and Yoplait yogurt notes it is impractical to label its products for just one state, so the disclosures required by Vermont starting in July will be on its products throughout the U.S.
The labeling will appear on products over the next several weeks. In the meantime, the Minneapolis-based company said people can search its website, ask.generalmills.com, to see which products have GMOs.
Staff/wire reports