Dole Foods

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.-- Dole Foods here has awarded the contract for a new in-store media network to IMPART Media Group, Inc.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Ruth Kinzey, Food Lion's director of corporate communications, has joined participants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and leading utilities, state agencies, and energy consumers to lay the groundwork for a national Energy Efficiency Action Plan.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- The California grocery industry has joined forces with the city government to reduce, reuse, and recycle grocery store checkout bags.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Co. based here promoted Javier H. Idrovo to president, Dole Worldwide Packaged Foods, succeeding Peter M. Nolan, who earlier announced his retirement after 13 years with the fresh produce and floral producer and marketer.

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Food and Drug Administration is cautioning consumers to avoid eating certain pre-packaged salads made by Dole Food Co., because 11 people here were sickened by a serious food-borne illness linked to the products.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. based here named Dr. Thomas Farewell v.p. of worldwide applied research. Farewell will begin his new duties this Wed., Sept. 21, and will report to Richard J. Dahl, Dole's president and c.o.o.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Nutrition Institute (DNI), the nutrition research and educational foundation based here that was established by Dole Food Co., Inc.'s chairman and c.e.o., David H. Murdock, has launched a "School Salad Days" pilot program, to encourage healthy eating habits and promote daily fruit and vegetable consumption in California public schools.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Charlie Brown and his friends are returning to Wal-Mart stores nationwide for the second year with activity books, stickers, point of sale materials and recipes designed to make learning about and eating fruits and vegetables part of Halloween fun.