Frozen Foods

MINNEAPOLIS -- The Food and Drug Administration is cautioning consumers to avoid eating certain pre-packaged salads made by Dole Food Co., because 11 people here were sickened by a serious food-borne illness linked to the products.

Ephrata, Pa. --- After a series of setbacks and construction-related challenges, Redner's Warehouse Markets will finally proclaim the remodeling of its store here complete this weekend.

CHICAGO -- As retailers in coastal areas help their customers stock up in this unusually active hurricane season, purchasing patterns from pre-Hurricane Katrina sales, released last week by Information Resources, Inc., might help.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- Golub Corp./Price Chopper Supermarkets said Friday that it promoted Karen Cimmino to director of grocery purchasing, reporting directly to Jim Mizeur, v.p. of grocery and general merchandise.

BATAVIA, Ill. -- Limited assortment retailer Aldi here has added frozen dinners to its premium, yet affordable, exclusive-label program under the Grandessa brand.

PITTSBURGH -- In an effort to boost profits, the H.J. Heinz Co. intends to focus on its best-selling foods, including its brand-name ketchup, while selling off underperforming businesses such as its seafood, vegetables, and frozen foods in Europe.

WASHINGTON -- Safeway, Inc.'s Safeway.com online grocery delivery service is fully operational in the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore metropolitan areas, the company said yesterday. The service went live two weeks ago, Safeway said, and is the latest extension of Safeway's e-commerce strategy that already online in many areas on the West Coast and in the greater Philadelphia area through Safeway.com, Vons.com, and Genuardis.com.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Company, Inc. based here named Dr. Thomas Farewell v.p. of worldwide applied research. Farewell will begin his new duties this Wed., Sept. 21, and will report to Richard J. Dahl, Dole's president and c.o.o.