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GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. -- In the latest move that reflects a stronger concentration on the frozen foods category, Dollar General stores here this month has begun to sell products from Blue Bell Creameries in approximately 700 stores in Texas.

CHICAGO -- At the Retail Systems show at McCormick Place here yesterday, Intentia, a global enterprise solutions provider for the manufacturing, distribution, and maintenance industries, with U.S. headquarters in Schaumburg, Ill., laid out five trends in the retail industry that provide key opportunities and significant challenges as retailers' role in the supply chain significantly increases as a result of steady growth in the private label manufacturing industry.

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- McNeil Nutritionals, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company and the maker of Splenda No Calorie Sweetener, has launched a comprehensive marketing effort to help educate U.S. Hispanic families on its Splenda retail products. The campaign includes a mobile marketing tour that will make stops at supermarkets and other locations throughout the summer.

PITTSBURGH -- The H.J. Heinz Co., headquartered here, has named Jeffrey P. Berger e.v.p. Berger, who will retain his responsibilities as president and c.e.o. of Heinz North America Foodservice, will take charge of the company's worldwide foodservice business.

NAPLES, N.Y. -- Food makers from around the globe are redoubling their efforts to provide the heart-healthy benefits of fish in their products, according to Datamonitor's Productscan Online database of new products. The number of new foods launched in the United States and Canada that claimed to be high in omega-3 fatty acids nearly doubled between 2002 and 2004.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- At its shareholders meeting this week, Ahold c.e.o. Anders Moberg told shareholders substantial progress is being made on the company's "Road to Recovery" plan implemented to remedy mounting losses in the wake of a large accounting scandal that erupted two years ago.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Price Chopper Supermarkets, based here, yesterday opened a 37,000-square-foot prototype "Super Center" in the village of Richfield Springs, N.Y.

LAKELAND, Fla. -- Miami will get a taste of Publix' new Hispanic format, Publix Sabor, when the retailer here opens its second unit at Hialeah Mercado this Thursday.