Nonfoods

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Dole Food Co. here promoted Keith Mitchell to v.p./c.f.o. for Dole Fresh Fruit N.A. In his new role Mitchell, who will begin his new post on May 8, will be responsible for the financial management of Dole's North American fresh fruit operations.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion, LLC was the second-largest retail food donor to America's Second Harvest -- The Nations Food Bank Network in 2005, the hunger relief organization said yesterday. Food Lion, a unit of the Delhaize Group, donated a total of 29 million pounds of grocery product.

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Convenience store retailer Wilson Farms, Inc. here began selling E-ZPass "On-The-Go" electronic toll payment tags Friday in its 198 Wilson Farms and Sugarcreek stores, making it the largest off-Thruway retail distributor in New York state.

SUNBURY, Pa. -- Weis Markets here debuted a state-of-the-art superstore in Mifflintown, PA over the weekend. The new location, which includes an eight-pump gas station and pharmacy, replaces an existing 30,000-square-foot unit on an adjoining site.

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Jan DeLyser, v.p. of marketing for the California Avocado Commission, was elected to chair the board of trustees of the Produce for Better Health Foundation based here.

QUINCY, Mass. -- In keeping with its continuing efforts to educate customers on the USDA MyPyramid food groups, the Ahold USA-owned Stop & Shop/Giant Food arena has released a new free quarterly Healthy Living booklet, "Super Star Foods."

NATICK, Mass. -- Food sales continue to help boost the bottom line at BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. here, which yesterday posted March 2006 sales increase of 7.3 percent to $712.7 million, from $664.2 million in March 2005. On a comparable-club basis, sales grew 3.1 percent, including a contribution from gas sales of about 0.9 percent.

CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores, Inc., based here, is readying an extensive remodeling program based on a new prototype, chain officials said yesterday in a conference call that also discussed fourth quarter and full year results.