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Paul Wockenfuss practically grew up in a chocolate factory.

Construction has started on the Wegmans supermarket slated to open next September at Foundry Row in Owings Mills.

Ethnic food has gone mainstream and Devarie's Baltimore-based EMD Sales Inc. has benefited. The international food vendor has grown to $37.5 million in sales, supplying the mid-Atlantic's biggest supermarket chains with more than 2,600 items imported from 17 countries. The coconut water and Sriracha sauce EMD imports today is as likely to be sold by a specialty market as by a traditional grocer.

Citing traffic, safety and long-term planning concerns, Howard County's Planning Board voted Thursday night to deny a development proposal for a Royal Farms gas station and convenience store in an industrial area along Snowden River Parkway in Columbia.

Federal health officials have added Maryland to the list of states where people by cucumbers contaminated with salmonella imported from Mexico.

While Grand Central Avenue is hardly booming, the pieces are slowly being laid for what could be a hugely successful venue.

Three years after Howard County's Alcoholic Beverage Hearing Board denied a liquor license application for a proposed business on the second story of the Wegmans store in Columbia, a new entrepreneur is hoping to win the board's approval for a venture in the same spot.

Serve them up on a lightly grilled bun garnished with some pickled ginger and a dollop of wasabi mayo, and I'll bet no one will miss the red meat.

Wegmans Pharmacy ranks the highest among supermarket pharmacies in customer satisfaction, a J.D. Power study shows.

The grocery stores moved the August copies of the magazine behind the stores¿ service desks after receiving complaints from customers about the cover story -- "Women on Weed" -- which discusses the increasing acceptance toward marijuana use.

Bonnie Nelson of Bend, Ore., was searching for a recipe she has misplaced for making a cheesecake with two distinct layers, with the top layer consisting of sour cream and sugar.

Howard County Executive Allan Kittleman and the county¿s Board to Promote Self Sufficiency honored five businesses at the 2015 Hire Power awards on Wednesday.

Wegmans Food Markets shoppers will be able to redeem loyalty club discounts using Apple Pay this fall.

Six years after Tessemae's sold its first bottle of lemon-garlic salad dressing at the Annapolis Whole Foods, the Essex-based brand is attracting national attention. Grocers, hotel chains, fast-casual eateries and even reality TV producers all seem to have the "all natural" manufacturer on their radar.

Here in the Baltimore region, there are food shopping options for everyone. Big box chains are everywhere (except perhaps the inner city, where they are sorely needed) — Safeway, ShopRite, Weis, SuperFresh, and Giant, once locally owned, but now an international conglomerate. But none is bigger, and many would argue, better, than Wegmans. I know people who spend entire days there.

A panel of nutritionists and health experts that updates the nation's Dietary Guidelines every five years included sugar reduction in a draft last month. Natural sugars are OK, the panel said, but people should not eat more than 200 calories a day in added sugar.

The Long Reach Village Center had, over the years, become what the kids would call "a little sketchy." There always seemed to be vacant storefronts and men hanging about, seemingly with nothing better to do. The vibe was less than welcoming. It would only grow worse.

As Baltimore Ravens players and coaches prepare for their Saturday night wild card playoff matchup with their rivals the Pittsburgh Steelers, operators of bars and other businesses in Harford County are getting ready for a game day crush of Ravens fans.

The Carroll County Board of Commissioners are expected to vote on a mass transit prevention resolution that would eliminate the possibility of mass transportation services leading out of and into the county, said Commissioner Doug Howard, R-District 5.

Grocers and produce companies, including Mars Super Markets, are turning to Big Bird and other Sesame Street icons to make fruits and vegetables as appealing as cookies

The Natural Products Expo East 2014 in Baltimore, opening Wednesday, is billed as the largest trade show on the East Coast devoted to goods made from ingredients found in nature treated with relatively little processing. The category that the industry claims is growing more than eight percent a year includes people and pet food, diet supplements, cosmetics and grooming products.

Mainstream supermarkets are starting to look a lot more like organic grocers. Brands such as Whole Foods Market have built a following with their all-natural offerings. But in the race to win over consumers concerned about health and the environment, traditional grocers such as Safeway are increasingly touting sustainable seafood and expanded natural product lines.

Howard County Public Schools leads all state systems in percentage of high school graduates that go on to enroll in college, according to Maryland Department of Education data.

Wegmans of Columbia has partnered with the Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks and the Columbia Association to deliver programming incentivizing the use of the county's trail system.

Crab-inspired cheese curls, buttery popcorn and sunflower seeds are just some of the product offerings from Home Team Snacks, headquartered in Carroll County.

Construction has begun on the new $140 million, 50-acre Foundry Row shopping center on the site of the frmer Solo Cup factory in Owings Mills, the developers announced Tuesday.

Developers planning an upscale outlet mall in White Marsh hope to clear a critical hurdle this week just as owners of nearby retail centers – including White Marsh Mall – are waging campaigns to halt the likely competitor.

The Sun makes its endorsements in selected Baltimore County races for legislature and County Council.

The consultants hired to study the economic status and possibilities of key locations in Columbia, including most of the village centers, presented final recommendations from their report on Thursday evening.

That, perhaps, is why a consultant team hired to research at the state of key economic areas in Columbia -- most notably eight of the nine village centers -- spent nearly two hours Wednesday evening presenting detailed findings from the four-month long study.

Sales are brisk for the Wild Pea Hummous made by Blake Wollman

The initial results of an economic study of eight of Columbia's village centers identified adding more restaurants as the best future use for the centers, some of which have seen a decline in recent years.

That enthusiasm, dedication to service and the countless seniors he has helped, is why the Association of Community Services of Howard County will honor Steve Sternheimer March 28 with the Audrey Robbins Humanitarian Volunteer of the Year Award.

Developers of the Foundry Row project in Owings Mills say they are track to start construction this summer on the shopping center that will feature Baltimore County's second Wegmans grocery store.

In the Valentine's Day of your fantasies, you'd spend hours preparing a gourmet dinner for two, enjoying champagne, and savoring dessert with the object of your affection.

Loft — a women's clothing boutique — will open a new store in Abingdon's Boulevard at Box Hill this spring, the shopping center's developers said Monday.

As Columbia community deals with grief, some turn to tradition

Two snowblowers were stolen off the parking lot of the Wegmans supermarket in Abingdon, one on Dec. 28 and the other on Jan. 10, Maryland State Police said Thursday.