Frozen Foods

LAUREL, Md. -- Shoppers Food & Pharmacy will open its newest store here on Dec. 4. The 67,800-square-foot location will be the grocery retailer's 15th location in Prince George's County and 62nd location in the mid-Atlantic area, as well as the grocer's second store in Laurel this year.

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SALISBURY, N.C. -- Aiming to help families -- especially those who are culinary- or time-challenged -- gather at home and share a festive meal, Food Lion here is offering store-cooked dinners, including turkey, dressing and all of the fixings.

CHICAGO --It looks like consumers are demanding even more robust convenience-based products than ever, with attributes such as better nutritional benefits, according to a study released yesterday by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI).

PLEASANTON, Calif. -- Safeway, Inc. yesterday introduced its "2-Hour Turkey" recipe, which was developed to make Thanksgiving cooking easier by creating a moist, ready-to-eat turkey of up to 22 pounds in just two hours.

READING, Pa. -- Quaker Maid Meats, Inc., here is recalling approximately 94,400 pounds of frozen ground beef patties that may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced late yesterday.

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Scott Poole, v.p./division merchandise manager for Wal-Mart Supercenters, was recently elected chairman of the board for the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) during the trade group's annual membership meeting in San Francisco, Calif.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Leveraging its expertise in small-box retailing, produce procurement, and private label marketing, retailer/distributor Supervalu here is bursting onto the growing retail natural and organic foods scene with Sunflower Market, a new value-priced retail concept. The first Sunflower Market is scheduled to open in Indianapolis in January 2006, the company said yesterday at its investor conference.