Dole Foods

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Five-time Energy Star Partner awards recipient Food Lion LLC here is gearing up for a new program in energy efficiency, this time targeting deli employees.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Five-time Energy Star Partner awards recipient Food Lion LLC here is gearing up for a new program in energy efficiency, this time targeting deli employees.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Five-time Energy Star Partner awards recipient Food Lion LLC here is gearing up for a new program in energy efficiency, this time targeting deli employees.

BALTIMORE -- Ben Schuster, co-founder of the Randallstown, Md.-based supermarket chain called Food-A-Rama, died June 4 after a long illness. He was in his late eighties.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Leaders of the food industry convened here to discuss strategies to keep food safety issues top of mind with consumers at the inaugural meeting of the Partnership for Food Safety Education's (PFSE) Corporate Advisory Committee.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Co. here promoted Keith Mitchell to v.p./c.f.o. for Dole Fresh Fruit N.A. In his new role Mitchell, who will begin his new post on May 8, will be responsible for the financial management of Dole's North American fresh fruit operations.

BALTIMORE -- Forty-nine percent of adults prefer a discount on specific products during each store visit, vs. 34 percent who prefer to accumulate points for a larger reward or payoff at stores that offer a frequent buyer or loyalty card program, according to the proprietary "Customer Focus 2006: Grocery" study from targeted advertising, media, and marketing services provider Vertis here. More specifically, 51 percent of men age 50 and over and women age 35 to 49 who have loyalty cards prefer a discount as opposed to amassing points, the study found.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Peter Gilmore has been promoted to v.p./eastern seaboard sourcing by Dole Food Co. here.