Prepared Foods

SAN DIEGO - SureBeam Corp. today announced that SCIS Food Services Inc., providers of convenient meal solutions and ready-to-eat foods, has signed a product testing and collaboration agreement to evaluate the ability of SureBeam's technology to enhance quality and shelf life of its ready-to-eat foods.

ATLANTA - Hurry Inc. (formerly known as Harry's Farmers Market Inc.) on Monday reported a net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2002 of approximately $3.6 million, compared to a net loss of approximately $1.4 million a year ago.

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.