Recently added articles from Frozen Food Age:
Winter is coming and with it a good read.(freezing point)(Editorial)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Winter is coming and with it come festive holiday gatherings, cozy nights by the fireplace, and shift from outdoor activities to indoor pursuits. Winter also brings the inevitability of inclement weather. That reminds me of a short story I once read. In Alaska, while riding on a ...
Ask any business magazine editor what is at the top of their "wish list" for their publication and they will tell you, "in-depth research that has real relevance to the needs of my readers.".(freezing point)
Nov 01, 2008; ... Ask any business magazine editor what is at the top of their "wish list" for their publication and they will tell you, "in-depth research that has real relevance to the needs of my readers." As for this editor, just such a gift has arrived in a series of studies conducted by ...
Royal Ahold.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Royal Ahold reports increases at its Stop & Shop, Giant-Landover and Giant-Carlisle divisions. Comparable sales ...
Spartan Stores has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 17 retail grocery stores.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Spartan Stores has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 17 retail grocery stores, including 15 pharmacies, from VG's Feed Center ...
Kraft Foods Inc.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Kraft Foods Inc. Northfield, Ill., has cut 400 jobs in North America to reduce costs. The layoffs represent about 1% of the company's North ...
BeFreeForMe.com.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... BeFreeForMe.com, the first web site to offer coupons and samples to gluten and food allergen-free consumers, was launched recently by food marketing industry veteran ...
Supervalu.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Supervalu announced a drop in earnings for the second quarter and cut its earnings forecast for the year. Net earnings for the period ending Sept. 6 fell to $128 million from $148 million a year earlier. Operating ...
Cargill.(FROZEN MEMO)(net earnings )(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Cargill, Minneapolis, reported net earnings of $1.49 billion in the 2009 first quarter ended Aug. 31, up 62 percent from $917 million in the same period a year ago. Among Cargill's five business segments, the increase in first-quarter earnings was led by the industrial segment. ...
Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., has constructed a 260,000-square foot frozen food distribution facility in Rocky Hill, Conn., for Burris Logistics, Milford, Del.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Stellar, Jacksonville, Fla., has constructed a 260,000-square foot frozen food distribution facility in Rocky Hill, Conn., for Burris Logistics, Milford, Del. The facility is Burris' 17th warehouse and will serve BJ's Wholesale Club ...
Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers was named "best selling new food or beverage product through mid-year".(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers was named "best selling new food or ...
American Frozen Food Institute.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Scott Poole, Wal-Mart Supercenters; Steve Vernon, J.R. Simplot Co.; and Tom Madden, Rite Stuff Foods; have been ...
Klein's Family Markets, Forest Hill, Md., will join the retail cooperative, Wakefern Food Corp., Keabey, N.J.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Klein's Family Markets, Forest Hill, Md., will join the retail cooperative, Wakefern Food Corp., Keabey, ...
Trust for America's Health (TFAH).(FROZEN MEMO)(Brief article)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Trust for America's Health (TFAH), Washington, has released a "Blueprint for a Healthier America: Modernizing the Federal Public Health System to Focus on Prevention and Preparedness" with recommendations ...
Supervalu, Minneapolis, has launched Culinary Circle, a new premium private label brand for its Albertsons, Bigg's, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher's, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw's/Star Market, Shop 'n Save, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores.(FROZEN MEMO)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Supervalu, Minneapolis, has launched Culinary Circle, a new premium private label brand for its Albertsons, Bigg's, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Hornbacher's, Jewel-Osco, Lucky, Shaw's/Star Market, Shop 'n Save, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy stores ....
FMI picks Leslie Sarasin for top spot.(industry news)(Food Marketing Institute has appointed Leslie Sarasin )
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Washington, has named Leslie Sarasin as president and CEO. Her appointment was effective Nov. 1. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sarasin takes the helm at FMI after serving as president and CEO of the American Frozen Food ...
AFFI board names VP Robert Garfield interim president.(industry news)
Nov 01, 2008 ... AFFI Chairman James Matthews Jr., vice president of research and development, Heinz North America, H.J. Heinz Co., Pittsburgh, has announced that Robert Garfield has assumed the role of interim president of AFFI following the resignation of Leslie G. Sarasin. "We at AFFI are ...
Survey: most consumers opt for precooked meals over eating out.(industry news)
Nov 01, 2008 ... According to a new report from foodservice consultants Technomic, three out of five consumers (62%) who report purchasing more supermarket prepared meals than a year ago, are doing so at the expense of fast-food restaurants. The survey of more than 1,500 consumers found that family-style ...
Ad spending for frozen food in 2008 January-June period increases 47%.(industry news)
Nov 01, 2008 ... <Pre> AD REVENUE SPENDING IN FROZEN FOODS Microcategory January-June January-June 2008 2007 Burgers and Patties 981,000 10,300 Cakes, Pies, Pastries 7,925,0007,433,900 Chicken ...
Frozen performance.(IRI frozen: product track)(Statistical table)
Nov 01, 2008 ... <Pre> Frozen Performance (For 12 weeks ending 9/7/08)DOLLAR SALES Category/ 2008 % change Sub-Category period '08 vs. '07 APPETIZERS/SNACK ROLLS ...
Breakfast, vegetables help push sales up 3.3%.(IRI frozen: product track)
Nov 01, 2008 ... Frozen food sales moved ahead 3.3% to $7.1 billion in the 12-week period ending Sept. 7, 2009, according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI), Chicago. Unit sales declined 1.5% to 2.4 billion. Categories helping push dollars sales upward were plain vegetables, which jumped 10.8% ...