Frozen Foods

READING, Pa.--Redner's Warehouse Markets unveiled plans for two new locations in Hamburg and Whitehall Township, Pa., which will mark the regional family operator's 49th and 50th stores in eastern Pennsylvania.

SAN FRANCISCO - Mollie Stone¿s Markets, a regional retailer that provides a wide array of specialty foods along with essential grocery items, has acquired its eighth San Francisco Bay Area store at the site of the former Tower Market here.

MINNEAPOLIS - In a bid to shore up its third-party logistics capability, Supervalu, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Total Logistics, Inc., a national provider of integrated third-party logistic services with calendar 2004 nine-month revenues of $253 million.

LAKELAND, Fla. - Publix Super Markets here has said it will launch a store-brand line of Hispanic products the first quarter of this year, according to published reports.

SAN DIEGO - Bumble Bee Seafoods, LLC has reached a $93 million transaction agreement with Castleberry/Snow's Brands, Inc., under which a subsidiary of Bumble Bee will merge with Castleberry.

TORONTO - CoolBrands International, Inc. said yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the yogurt business of Kraft Foods, Inc. for about U.S. $59 million.

WOODBURY, N.Y. - Weight Watchers International will reprise its Pick of the Season campaign in 2005, and is inviting produce suppliers to recommend participants.

NATICK, Mass. - BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. yesterday said it has made several changes in merchandising personnel. Brian Riccio has been promoted to s.v.p., general merchandise manager of fresh food; Jim Hilson has been promoted to v.p. of global sourcing; and Ross Medeiros has joined the company as v.p., divisional merchandise manager of fresh food, the position formerly held by Riccio.