Frozen Foods

ATLANTA -- Federal prosecutors have begun a criminal investigation into fraud allegations against Coca-Cola Co., including claims that the beverage giant rigged a market test at Burger King outlets to inflate the popularity of its slush drink Frozen Coke.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Schnuck Markets, Inc. has selected pizza as the first product to be introduced under a new "Dining In" brand of high-end private label refrigerated and frozen foods, reports the St. Louis Business Journal.

ST. LOUIS -- Aurora Foods, Inc., the manufacturer of Duncan Hines cake mixes, Aunt Jemima frozen waffles, and a host of other supermarket staples is in the process of selling a majority stake in the company to J.W. Childs Associates L.P. for $200 million as part of a prenegotiated bankruptcy plan.

BERKELEY, Calif. -- Grocery Outlet, Inc., a privately held extreme-value retailer with 118 locations in the western United States, has acquired the assets of 17 Yes!LESS discount grocery stores in Texas and Louisiana from Lewisville, Texas-based Fleming Companies, Inc.

Undaunted by difficult times and beef producers' nutritional claims, the poultry industry fights back.

SEATTLE - Internet retailer Amazon.com plans to launch an online food store as early as August, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.

MINNEAPOLIS - Grocery distributor Supervalu on Friday confirmed it now supplies 31 SuperTarget stores located in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Target recently canceled a distribution deal with one of its former food suppliers, Fleming Cos., which in April filed for bankruptcy.

MINNEAPOLIS - Target Corp. hopes to boost sales and drive traffic by expanding the food offerings in its namesake stores, according to a report in the Star Tribune.