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Pathmark Signs on with Green Mountain Coffee

Pathmark Stores, Inc. is introducing Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® and Newman’s Own® Organics coffee to its grocery shelves. The coffee will be available in 90 Pathmark stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Pathmark is offering Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® Signature coffees and Newman’s Own Organics® selections in 10 and 12-oz. packages as well as in self-serve bulk displays. This includes a variety of Fair Trade Certified(TM) organic coffees, which guarantee small-scale coffee farmers and their families a fair and sustainable price for their crop. Pathmark will promote the new offerings with in-store displays for both the packaged and bulk coffee. “We believe Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Newman’s Own Organics will be well received by Pathmark customers,” said Ken Liebl, Director of Category Management at Pathmark. “Green Mountain Coffee’s commitment to creating a high-quality coffee and the awareness of its brand among consumers in this area makes this a great collaboration for Pathmark.” “We’re excited that Pathmark has welcomed Green Mountain Coffee Roasters to its shelves,” said Don Barberio, VP, In-Home Sales at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. “This partnership will enhance the availability of our coffee and our brand presence in the densely populated tri-state corridor. We […]

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Live Bad, Go Green

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Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer

Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Silent Spring Institute have published “Environmental Factors in Breast Cancer”, the most comprehensive review to date of scientific research on environmental factors that may increase breast cancer risk.The study findings were released today in the scientific journal Cancer. The state-of-the-science review, commissioned by Komen for the Cure and conducted by the Silent Spring Institute with additional researchers from Harvard University, Roswell Park Cancer Institute and the University of Southern California, collected and assessed existing scientific reports on potential links between specific environmental factors and breast cancer. The researchers synthesized national and international data sources and identified 216 chemicals that cause breast tumors in animals. They used the information to create a unique searchable online database featuring detailed information on the carcinogens. The database, accessible at www.komen.org/environment, is available free of charge and will be of particular interest to researchers, healthcare workers, policymakers and some members of the public. Komen for the Cure’s goal in funding Silent Spring initiative was to determine where there is consensus within the scientific community on the relationship between environmental factors and breast cancer and where additional research or improved research methods are needed. Such information can help […]

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