Frozen Foods

Wild Oats to Unveil Latest Prototype in Tampa
BOULDER, Colo. -- Natural and organic foods chain Wild Oats Markets, Inc. here is gearing up to enter the Tampa, Fla. market with its latest prototype, which offers its signature perishables, an extensive organic and natural product selection, and energy-conserving equipment. The 37,000-square-foot store, located in Walters Crossing at 1548 N. Dale Mabry Highway (Dale Mabry at I-275), above a Target store, will open April 5.
Pathmark Appoints New S.V.P. of Nonperishable Merchandising
CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores, Inc. said Friday that Mark Barnett has been named s.v.p. of nonperishable merchandising. Barnett comes to the Northeast regional grocer from Chandler, Ariz.-based Bashas', Inc., where he served as s.v.p. of sales and merchandising.

Expanded Weis Supermarket to Reopen March 5

SUNBURY, Pa. -- Weis Markets, Inc., based here, is reopening its Derry Township, Pa. store Sunday, March 5, after the completion of a 10,000-square-foot addition to the existing 45,000-square-foot plant.
AG New England Moves Operations to New Distribution Center

PEMBROKE, N.H. -- Associated Grocers of New England, Inc. said yesterday it is moving its operations to a newly completed, state-of-the-art, 350,000-square-foot wholesale grocery distribution center here.
FRESH FOOD: Fresh Developments: Boston's 'Hurricane Alley'

The ravaged Gulf Coast's seafood industry will be a focus of the nation's top seafood show.
STORE OF THE MONTH: Born on the bayou

Louisiana's Rouses Supermarkets leverages local expertise and a blend of old and new in its latest store.
COVER STORY: Health and Wellness: Get fit

Some supermarket operators are gaining the expertise needed to make their stores more health-minded destinations -- but there's no miracle diet plan.
Penn Traffic's P&C Banner to Return to New York's Mohawk Valley

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- After emerging a second time from the shadow of bankruptcy, the Penn Traffic Co., based here, appears to be re-establishing itself in New York's Mohawk Valley by opening a P&C in a 50,000-square-foot former Tops Market in Rome, N.Y.
Japanese C-retailer to Eyes U.S. Market Expansion

TORRANCE, Calif. -- First the British, via Tesco, and now the Japanese; actually the Japanese were here first. Famima Corp., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based convenience store chain FamilyMart Co., Ltd., said yesterday it would launch the third of 20-plus high-end specialty stores in the Los Angeles area in 2006, as part of a planned major U.S. rollout.
White Oak Pastures Gets USDA Grant, Expands in 220 Publix Units

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Publix Super Markets here has expanded its assortment of regionally-produced White Oak Pastures premium grass-fed ground beef in 220 stores in North Georgia, North Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Wild Oats to Unveil Latest Prototype in Tampa

Pathmark Appoints New S.V.P. of Nonperishable Merchandising

Expanded Weis Supermarket to Reopen March 5

AG New England Moves Operations to New Distribution Center

FRESH FOOD: Fresh Developments: Boston's 'Hurricane Alley'

STORE OF THE MONTH: Born on the bayou

COVER STORY: Health and Wellness: Get fit

Penn Traffic's P&amp;C Banner to Return to New York's Mohawk Valley

Japanese C-retailer to Eyes U.S. Market Expansion

White Oak Pastures Gets USDA Grant, Expands in 220 Publix Units

Penn Traffic's P&C Banner to Return to New York's Mohawk Valley