Prepared Foods

EASTON, Pa. - A real estate heir fugitive was arrested Friday after trying to shoplift a sandwich, a bandage and a newspaper from a Wegman's store in the Allentown suburb of Hanover Township, The Associated Press reports.

TORRANCE, Calif. - King's Hawaiian Enterprises Inc. has completed the sale of its frozen foods unit to Florida-based Pinnacle Foods Corporation. The terms and value of the transaction were undisclosed.

GOLDEN, Colo. - Known for its home-style meals, Boston Market Corporation is opening new stores for the first time since 1997 with a new store right outside of Boston, where the company started more than a decade ago.

ROSWELL, Ga. - Harry's Farmers Market Inc. on Wednesday announced that it has completed the sale of its three mega-stores and related support facilities to Whole Foods Market Group Inc., as previously announced, for a purchase price of $35 million in cash. In addition, the company has changed its corporate name to Hurry Inc.

Sara Lee Corp. today said net income fell almost 5 percent in its fiscal first quarter. Del Monte Foods Co. reported a slight loss in its earnings.

Smithfield Foods Inc. today announced a new, expanded management structure to facilitate the company's rapid growth.

Smithfield Foods Inc. on Wednesday announced plans to add two new names to the list of processed meats producers the company has acquired this year to build the value-added segment of its business.

The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon have caused consumers in the Northeast to forego eating in restaurants and return to supermarkets, increasing sales of home meal replacement items and comfort foods.