Frozen Food Age back issues from September 2006:
ConAgra Foods.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... ConAgra Foods, Omaha, Neb., is planning to expand its operations in Fort Worth, Texas with a new $75 million facility to be located near an existing distribution center and refrigerated warehouse in the same industrial ...
Nestle USA.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Nestle USA, Solon, Ohio, executives joined with city and state leaders in Anderson, Ind., in ground-breaking ceremonies for the company's new $359 million, ...
Bylada Foods.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Acquisitions by Bylada Foods, Moonachie, N.J., has positioned the company as a leading manufacturer of private ...
Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of the American Frozen Food Institute, McLean, Va., has announced recent appointments and certifications for staff members Robert L. Garfield, senior vice president of regulatory and international affairs, and Lucas Darnell, director of legislative and industry affairs.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Leslie G. Sarasin, president and CEO of the American Frozen Food Institute, McLean, Va., has announced recent appointments and certifications for staff members Robert L. Garfield, senior vice president of regulatory and international affairs, and Lucas Darnell, director of legislative and ...
CaseStack.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... CaseStack, an integrated logistics outsourcing solutions company, based in Santa Monica, Calif., has been named to Inc. magazine's 500 ...
The Fifth Annual Global RFID-ROI Summit will be held January 29-30, 2007, in London, England, with more than 350 of the world's leading RFID practitioners expected, according to the event's organizers, the London-based World Trade Group.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The Fifth Annual Global RFID-ROI Summit will be held January 29-30, 2007, in London, England, with more than 350 of the world's leading RFID practitioners expected, according to the ...
IARW Chairman Paul Shortt and Bill Hudson, president and CEO, are in discussions with the Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) concerning a close alignment and potential merger with RWTA.(FLASH! FROZEN)(Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... IARW Chairman Paul Shortt and Bill Hudson, president and CEO, are in discussions with the Refrigerated Warehouse and Transport Association of Australia (RWTA) concerning a close alignment and potential merger ...
The WFLO is now accepting online registrations for its Latin American Cold Chain Summit (LACC), scheduled for Oct. 16-18 in Cancun, Mexico.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The WFLO is now accepting online registrations for its Latin American Cold Chain Summit (LACC), scheduled for Oct ....
Published reports in Ohio cite Supervalu's plans to open about 50 Sunflower Market stores throughout the state.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Published reports in Ohio cite Supervalu's plans to open about 50 Sunflower Market stores throughout the state. The 13,000- to 15,000-square-foot stores are positioned as discount organic food stores. Expansion of the Sunflower Market stores by the Eden Prairie, Minn.-based chain follows ...
Unified Western Grocers.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Los Angeles-based Unified Western Grocers, which positions itself as the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the ...
Sara Lee Food & Beverages.(FLASH! FROZEN)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Sara Lee Food & Beverages, Downers Grove, III., is launching a new $20 to $30 million "Joy of Eating" campaign to promote its deli, bakery and ...
Getting gassed: we've become a nation of super-sized C-stores!(FREEZING POINT)
Sep 01, 2006; ... I saw a headline the other day that made note of Kroger's increase in sales. Actually, the headline was "Discounts and Gas Prices Raise Kroger's Sales." Before actually reading the story I was high-fiving myself because it was my masterful stroke to make the theme of this year's ...
'Western' becomes AFFI Frozen Food Convention.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) has renamed its Western Frozen Food Convention the AFFI Frozen Food Convention to more closely represent the breadth of this major annual event in the frozen food industry. The 2007 convention will be held Feb. 24-28 in Monterey, Calif., ...
Wal-Mart's successes drive grocery retailers to experiment.(NEWS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... With Wal-Mart's annual sales topping $274 billion in 2005, and its share of the grocery market just shy of 10% and growing, retailers across the U.S. and Canada are responding to the Wal-Mart challenge in a variety of ways, reports Planet Retail, an online provider of global retail and ...
'Green is new black' in Tai Foong's packaging redesign.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Tai Foong is rolling out a lightly-coated coconut shrimp item, a crispy calamari ring, and both King Crab meat and lobster dumplings. All carry a SRP of $6.99 to $7.99. "Anything beyond that price point would, I think, be too cost-prohibitive for any customer to try," says Davey ...
Kahiki creates rice-chicken 'dual,' pork with Chipotle dinners.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Kahiki Products, Gahanna, Ohio, recently introduced an 8.5-oz. Kung Pao Chicken item in dual-compartment tray with rice and a packet of peanuts. Suggested retail price is $3.99 to $4.99. Also new is a Roasted Pork with Chipotle Pineapple Sauce item. SRP is $3.99 to $4.99 ...
Tillamook creamery rolls out cookie dough ice cream.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Tillamook County Creamery Association, Tillamook, Ore., has released Tillamook Cookie Dough ice cream. Officials of Tillamook, formed in 1909 as a farmer-owned cooperative, say Tillamook Cookie Dough has long been one of the favorite flavors at its Visitor Center. It's ...
Vermont Mystic Pie sees opportunity in smaller pies.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Vermont Mystic Pies plans to roll out three or four smaller pies in 2007 building on the success of the three products it introduced this year--its first year in business. "We currently have three products--apple pie, Wild Maine blueberry pie and a frozen pie shell," says David ...
Athens rolls out fully-baked 4-inch Fillo Dough Tart Shells.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)(salads and desserts using fillings such as mushrooms )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Fillo dough specialist Athens Foods,Cleveland, has introduced new 4-inch fully-baked Fillo Tart Shells with no trans fat, from which operators can create signature appetizers, salads and desserts using fillings such as mushrooms and pine nuts, marinated shrimp, Swedish meatballs, ham ...
Freschetta offers top-selling pizzas in single serve.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Freschetta Pizza has introduced 2-pack pizza singles that feature two of the brand's most successful pizza varieties, its ultra-thin pizza and its brick oven style. The Freschetta Ultra Thin 2-Pack Pizza Singles and Freschetta Brick Oven 2-Pack Pizza Singles were announced in ...
Velvet gets "Extreme' with Moose Tracks.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Extreme Moose Tracks from Velvet Ice Cream Co., Utica, Ohio, is a "chocoholics dream," featuring chocolate ice cream with Moose Tracks fudge-filled cups and Moose Tracks fudge. Velvet is officially licensed to sell the popular Extreme Moose Tracks brand, says Luconda Dager, vice ...
Amy's punches up mealtime with ziti, pizza and patties.(NEW FROZEN PRODUCTS)(ziti bowls, rice crust pizza, vegetarian breakfast patties, Amy's Kitchen Inc.)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Amy's Kitchen, Petaluma, Calif., is punching up mealtime with new ziti bowls, rice crust pizza and vegetarian breakfast patties Amy's Baked Ziti Bowl is made from rice flour instead of wheat flour. The 9.5-oz. Ziti Bowl contains organic peas and dairy-free, soy-based mozzarella ...
Frozen performance (for 12 weeks ended 8/13/06 vs. year-ago).(Statistical table)(Statistical table)
Sep 01, 2006 ... <Pre> Frozen Performance (For 12 weeks ended 8/13/06 vs. year-ago)DOLLAR SALES Category/ 2006% change Sub-Category period '06 vs. '05 APPETIZERS/SNACK ROLLS $185,355,488 4.3% ...
Sales, units post gains; break 15-month slump.(IRI FROZEN PRODUCT TRACK)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Frozen food sales posted gains--simultaneously--in dollars and units in the 12 weeks ended Aug. 13, 2006, for the first time since the 12-week period that ended May 15, 2005, according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI), Chicago. Dollar sales were $6.6 billion, a 2.6% inerease over the ...
8th Annual Best Buyer Awards: Publix and Supervalu gain multiple winners in balloting for top frozen food buyers.(Cover story)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Balloting for our 8th Annual Best Buyer Awards in frozen foods produced a of 10 buyers representing most regions of the country, with some familiar names of past winners and several whose accomplishments are being recognized for the first time. Two retail companies had multiple ...
Dinnertime! Leading brands in the dinners and entrees category want to take a bigger bite out of restaurant sales by presenting their own broad menu of products that offer great taste, convenience and value.(DINNERS & ENTREES)
Sep 01, 2006; ... The dinners and entrees category is on track to reach the $6 billion sales threshold this year or next, driven by a remarkably diverse product assortment appeals to consumers who want or need meals in a hurry without great taste or variety, and without putting a dent in their household ...
WFLO: serving the food industry since 1943.(PERSPECTIVES)
Sep 01, 2006; ... The Public Refrigerated Warehouse (PRW) industry has been meeting the needs of the food industry for more than 115 years now, and for more than half of this time the World Food Logistics Organization has served the PRW community with distinction. WFLO is a 501-c-3 organization funded by ...
Frozens go gourmet: whether it's decadent gelato or healthy veggie burgers, specialty frozen foods run the gamut of customer tastes in the upscale, specialty retail channel.(CHANNEL REPORT)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Specialty frozen foods have been quietly grabbing more freezer space over the past several years as customer demand continues to grow. Some consumers may be in search of organic/natural foods while others are looking for new taste experiences. Specialty frozen food companies are responding ...
Balducci's: the food lover's market.(CHANNEL REPORT)
Sep 01, 2006; ... Over fifty years ago, the first Balducci's Market opened in New York's Greenwich Village. Today, the company has ten stores along the Eastern seaboard. Al Romero, Balducci's merchant for non-perishables and frozen food buyer, knows his customers' tastes. "On average, our frozen ...
Cheese wars: California takes on Wisconsin for top honors as America's cheese capital, benefiting retailers and consumers in a 'friendly competition.'.(Refrigerated Food Age)
Sep 01, 2006; ... California and Wisconsin have staked out their turf in a friendly rivalry over who is the top dog, or "top cow" in this case, in America. Wisconsin, which has billed itself as "America's Dairyland" for quite some time feels it is the clear-cut winner in this battle of the ...
Dairy performance (for 12 weeks ended 8/13/06 vs. year-ago).(Statistical table)(Statistical table)
Sep 01, 2006 ... <Pre> IRI REFRIGERATED PRODUCT TRACK Dairy Performance (For 12 weeks ended 8/13/06 vs. year-ago) DOLLAR SALESUNIT SALES % % change ...
Refrigerated dairy posts gains in both dollars, units.(IRI REFRIGERATED PRODUCT TRACK)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Taking a page from the uptick in frozen food sales (see page 13), supermarket dairy sales increased in both dollars and units for the 12 weeks ended August 13, 2006, according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI), Chicago. Dollar sales increased 1.2% to $9.7 billion. Unit sales got out of ...
The few. The proud. The hungry. For 35 years, Nash Finch has serviced the U.S. military commissary system, feeding the troops at home and overseas.(Food Logistics Age)(Company overview)
Sep 01, 2006; ... It has been said that an army marches on its stomach. When the force is as huge as the U.S. military, with millions of active and reserve servicemen and their families spread across hundreds of bases throughout the world, filling such a stomach becomes a monumental task. Nash ...
Tight as ever: IPL strengthens both packaging and business relationship for Canadian cheese-maker Arla Foods.(Brand Solutions Age)
Sep 01, 2006 ... There are some business affiliations that stand the test of time, in which the vendor is able to offer its client a perfect blend of quality product, superior customer service and reasonable cost, developing into a partnership that literally spans decades. While these relationships are ...
Study: Fiberstars EFO-ICE uses 1/3 less energy than fluorescents.(Brand Solutions Age)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Preliminary results of Southern California Edison's comparative field study between Fiberstars EFO-ICE, a fiber optic lighting system designed by Fiberstars Inc., Solon, Ohio, for refrigerated supermarket display cases and state-of-the-art fluorescent lighting show that Fiberstars EFO-ICE ...
Amcor adds new stock heat-set PET gallon, single-serve containers.(Brand Solutions Age)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Amcor PET Packaging, Manchester, Mich., has introduced several new size additions to its stock heat-set polyethylene terephthalate (PET) line. The new sizes are a panel-less, rectangular gallon and single-serve 500 ml (16.9 oz.), 12- and 10-oz. bottles. The gallon is the first ...
NFRA honors summer dairy, ice cream promos with Gold Penguins.(COOL STUFF)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Gold Penguins will be awarded to 50 winners of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association's (NFRA) 2006 dairy and ice cream promotions competition at the annual awards ceremony during NFRA's convention in Orlando, Fla., Oct. 10. Twenty-four Gold Penguins will be ...
'Winnie' finds home at K&B Seafood.(COOL STUFF)
Sep 01, 2006 ... K & B Seafood, East Northport, N.Y., a seafood wholesaler and retailer, now has a resident blue lobster named "Winnie." "The blue lobster was caught by a local lobsterman and is alive and well and swimming in our lobster tank," says Rebecca Kehoe, a K & B spokesperson. ...
CPG openings.(CAREER WATCH)
Sep 01, 2006 ... <Pre> Title Location Salary FOOD/CPG Director, Category Planning Downers Grove, IL Based on Experience Manager, Category PlanningDowners Grove, IL Based on Experience Product Manager-Ham Rolling Meadows, IL Based on ...
Sweetbay Supermarket.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Steve Smith to vice president of merchandising; Craig Greer to vice president of store engineering and ...
Stater Bros. Markets.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Jim Lee to president and chief operating ...
Marsh Supermarkets.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Christopher Banta to vice president, grocery merchandising; Richard Clevenger to vice president, engineering and maintenance; David Herbers to vice president, general ...
Kraft Foods Inc.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Jeri Finard to executive vice president and chief marketing officer; Rick Searer to executive vice president of Kraft North America Commercial (KNAC); David Brearton to executive vice ...
Pinnacle Foods.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Jeffery Ansell to CEO at ...
Smithfield Foods.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... C. Larry Pope to CEO of ...
Cold Stone Creamery.(Career Moves ...)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Jim Flaum to president and chief operating ...
People at work: employee loyalty: more valuable than some people think.(COOL STUFF)
Sep 01, 2006; ... What's the price of executive turnover? One CPG executive recently estimated the cost of replacing a senior-level manager with eight years experience at $600,000, including the expense of hiring, training, lower productivity, lost knowledge base, and, more often than not, increased salary ....
Doctor of logistics.(COOL STUFF)
Sep 01, 2006 ... During recent graduate commencement ceremonies at the University of Denver, Phillip C. Yeager, center, founder and chairman of Hub Group, Inc., was ...
Vegas NGA features Powell.(COOL STUFF)(N.G.A. Annual Convention and Supermarket Synergy Showcase )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Gen. Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State, will be the opening keynote speaker at the 2007 N.G.A. Annual Convention and Supermarket Synergy Showcase Jan. 29-Feb. 1, 2007, at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Powell, a retired U.S. Army general and former chairman of the ...
IRI launches 'Retail MarketWatch' benchmarking report.(INDUSTRY BEAT)
Sep 01, 2006 ... Key trends impact the retailing industry and the dynamics currently driving CPG sales are the impetus to a new quarterly benchmarking report, IRI Retail MarketWatch, from Information Resources Inc. (IRI), Chicago. "The retail environment of the 21st century is like nothing the ...
Survey reviews Disaster Planning.(INDUSTRY BEAT)
Sep 01, 2006 ... A recent survey, "Disaster Planning," conducted by the International Foundation of Employee Benefits Plans, has found that: * 52% of organizations surveyed have a disaster recovery or business continuity plan in place. * 27% are planning to have a plan in place within ...