Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Group aims to improve food at Pa. corner stores

Customer Alvaro Maduro, left, speaks with Maria Vanegas with The Food Trust about whole grain tortillas at the Indiana Food Market, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Philadelphia. Mom-and-pop convenience stores in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods in Philadelphia have been getting healthier through the “Fresh Corner” initiative, an effort designed to help residents eat better in places considered to be food deserts. Now, a handful of corner stores are going even further by constructing special display kiosks, offering recipe cards and even holding cooking demonstrations. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Free food samples are the last thing shoppers might expect at a convenience store in tough north Philadelphia.








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