Frozen Food Age back issues from February 2006:
Kraft Foods' restructuring program has delivered significant cost savings that contributed to strong fourth quarter results.(Brief Article)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Kraft Foods' restructuring program has delivered significant cost savings that contributed to strong fourth quarter results and overall gains for fiscal 2005, but cost pressures expected in 2006 have prompted the company to expand the program, ...
Albertson's Inc. has agreed to sell the entire company, some 2,500 stores in 37 states.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Albertson's Inc. has agreed to sell the entire company, some 2,500 stores in 37 states, to a consortium of investors that includes SUPERVALU, CVS Corporation, and Cerberus Capital ...
ConAgra Foods will exit its refrigerated meats business by divesting its Armour, Butterball, and Eckrich brands.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... ConAgra Foods will exit its refrigerated meats business by divesting its Armour, Butterball, and Eckrich brands as part of its strategy to refocus and simplify its organizational structure. The company also plans ...
The upcoming World Ethnic Market will feature hundreds of new ethnic and specialty foods.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... The upcoming World Ethnic Market will feature hundreds of new ethnic and specialty foods, including Kosher, Halal and ...
Robert Wholey & Co. Inc.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Robert Wholey & Co. Inc., Pittsburgh, has sold its fish processing plant in ...
Tate & Lyle.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... A study by Tate & Lyle shows Americans have an understanding of what constitutes healthy eating but are struggling to relate that to their own eating habits and ...
United States Cold Storage of California.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... United States Cold Storage of California has completed its expansion in Tulare, Calif. The new dry and refrigerated storage facility is 140,848 ...
Schwan Food Co., Marshall, Minn., has acquired Holiday Foods.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Schwan Food Co., Marshall, Minn., has acquired Holiday Foods, a Hollywood, Fla.-based wholesale appetizer company. Holiday Foods was started in 1982 by Italian-born ...
The Independent Food Brokers of America.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Independent Food Brokers of America (IFBA), a division of National Association for Retail Marketing Services, has announced the formation of a manufacturers' ...
Whole Foods Markets.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Cathy Strange, global cheese buyer for Whole Foods Markets, Austin, Texas, was recently inducted into the international Guilde des Fromagers de Saint-Uguzon, the most celebrated association of cheesemongers and ...
Ruan Transporation Management Systems.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Ruan Transporation Management Systems, Des Moines, Iowa, has acquired Kings County Truck Lines, Tulare, Calif. Kings County Truck Lines is one of the nation's largest ...
H.J. Heinz.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Feb 01, 2006 ... H.J. Heinz recently opened the Heinz Global Innovation and Quality Center in Marshall Township, north of Pittsburgh. The 100,000-square-foot facility is Heinz's global hub for research and development and home to ...
The end of mass?(FREEZING POINT)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Yes. The end of mass, as in--gasp--mass merchandisers. Okay, maybe not tomorrow, or even next year, but could the end be in sight soon for the all-Wal-Mart world we live in? This only came to mind because of an article I recently read about how mass-produced entertainment is on ...
FDA approves interim handheld 'lean' label.(NEWS & TRENDS)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Companies selling handheld frozen foods where serving sizes are less than six ounces have been cleared, on an interim basis, to use a "lean" label on product packages. The Food and Drug Administration's decision to allow a new nutrient content claim for products in the "mixed dishes not ...
Life stress = eat now.(Americans food habit)
Feb 01, 2006 ... A new study on American health and well-being conducted by Landis Strategy & Innovation reveals a strong correlation between everyday life stress and consumers' increased need for instant gratification in the consumption of less healthy or diet-busting comfort foods. The survey ...
What's hot: 10 best performing subcategories.(NEWS & TRENDS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... <Pre> WHAT'S HOT 10 Best Performing Subcategories (12 weeks ended 1/22/06) Sub-Category Gain Dips IQR Turkey/Turkey Substitutes Ice ...
What's not: 10 worst performing subcategories.(NEWS & TRENDS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... <Pre> WHAT'S NOT 10 Worst Performing Subcategories (12 weeks ended 1/22/06) Sub-Category Decline Carrots-26.6% Processed Turkey -19.1 Drink/Cocktail Drink -18.4 Apple Juice ...
Frozen performance: (for 12 weeks ended 1/22/06 vs. year-ago).(IRI FROZEN PRODUCT TRACK)(Illustration)
Feb 01, 2006 ... <Pre> Frozen Performance (For 12 weeks ended 1/22/06 vs. year-ago) DOLLAR SALES Category/2006% change Sub-Categoryperiod '06 vs. '05 APPETIZERS/SNACK ...
IQF turkey posts double-digit sales gain.(IRI FROZEN PRODUCT TRACK)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Frozen food sales declined 1.6% to $6.3 billion for the 12 weeks that ended Jan. 22, 2006, according to Information Resources Inc., Chicago. Unit sales were down 4% to 2.4 billion. Promotional activity was 47.1%, an increase of .2 percent from the same period a year ago. The IQF ...
Wegmans' winning ways: Wegmans' success in its frozen and refrigerated programs has helped support the company's goals for growth, expansion and meeting customer needs, and earned it this year's Master Merchandiser Award.(Company Profile)(Cover story)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Wegman brothers John and Walter founded their company about 90 years ago with a single grocery store that has now grown to a $3.8 billion supermarket chain. Today Wegmans has grown to 69 big, beautiful stores in a five-state market, reaching from New York State to Virginia, while retaining ...
Browsing in Boston: leading seafood companies are preparing to cast their nets to get retailers on board with their new products and programs.(SEAFOOD)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Preparations for the annum migration to the 24th International Boston Seafood Show are well underway, with some 800 exhibitors in more than 1,600 booths scheduled to present product and program information about fresh, frozen, live, value-added, branded and private label seafood covering ...
Moving forward: savvy merchandising and product innovation get pizza sales back on track.(PIZZA)
Feb 01, 2006; ... With sales gains harder to come by over the past several months, makers of frozen pizza are going to new crust platforms and pie sizes to help spark renewed consumer interest. Once again it's innovation--backed, of course, by strong promotions and savvy merchandising--that seems to move ...
Eating the Mexican way: Hispanic food shopping to grow at a 9.7% clip a year, creating challenges and opportunities for the makers of Mexican foods.(Mexican)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Look for another banner year in Mexican frozen foods. Leading brands like Jose Ole and El Monterey continue to build the category, while Goya is celebrating its 70th anniversary. These brands are driving sales in the appetizer/snacks and handheld dinners/entree categories. Sales ...
Specialty cheese, if you please: from Asiago to Mascarpone to Zamarano, gourmet cheeses are increasingly popular crowd pleasers and dairy sales churners.(cheese products marketing)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Specialty cheeses aren't so "special" anymore. That is, more mainstream consumers are growing fond of them while more mainstream stores are literally growing because of them. Industry estimates reveal that specialty cheeses--both imported and domestic--are churning more than $2 billion in ...
Dairy performance: (for 12 weeks ended 1/22/06 vs. year-ago).(IRI REFRIGERATED PRODUCT TRACK)(Illustration)
Feb 01, 2006 ... <Pre> Dairy Performance (For 12 weeks ended 1/22/06 vs. year-ago)DOLLAR SALES Category/2006 % change Sub-Categoryperiod'06 vs. '05 BAKED GOODS ...
Multiple choice:: food facility operators move away from standard static, drive-in racks to multiple racking systems.(Food Logistics Age)
Feb 01, 2006; ... With a larger number of SKUs coming off the production lines, intense competition forcing every company to increase throughput and reduce handling time, and a need to maximize space utilization, food storage facility operators are looking at additional modes of storage, and many have ...
Packaging: a concerted effort: a new software application from Esko-Graphics allows members of the package design team to refine their designs and achieve individual goals via a web-based system.(Brand Solutions Age)
Feb 01, 2006; ... Successful packaging that meets a company's need for durability, function and consumer appeal is the result of a highly collaborative effort, but all those contributors also bring their own set of priorities, which can generate competing goals, misunderstandings, costly delays and very ...
George Marcucci to president of Gonnella Baking Company, Chicago, succeeding Lou Gonnella, who retired after 38 years.(MANUFACTURERS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... George Marcucci to president of Gonnella Baking Company, Chicago, succeeding Lou Gonnella, who retired after 38 years. Marcucci was most ...
Clear Springs Foods Inc.(MANUFACTURERS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Ed White to vice president of operations, Margaret Horton to sales service supervisor and Cathy Parrott to director of ...
Ruan.(MANUFACTURERS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... David Pocock to vice president of national sales in Des Moines-based Ruan's Orlando, Fla., office. He will be ...
Colmac Coil Manufacturing.(MANUFACTURERS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Joe Pazzari to sales and marketing manager at Colmac Coil Manufacturing, Colville, Wash. Fazzari joined Colmac Coil as a sales engineer in 2002, ...
Sara Lee Food & Beverage.(MANUFACTURERS)
Feb 01, 2006 ... Brad Patrick to senior vice president of human resources at Sara Lee Food ...