Quick Frozen Foods International back issues from October 2002:
North American frozen products.(multiple companies)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Wow Wings, which were first popularized at the Wings of Westwood restaurant on Manhattan's Upper East Side in New York, are now available in supermarkets throughout North America. Produced and distributed by Pittsburg, Texas-headquartered Pilgrim's Pride Corp., the fully-cooked product ...
International frozen food products.
Oct 01, 2002 ... Via Mare, a seafood specialty restaurant operation in the Philippines, has expanded into the frozen food business with its Red-Feast line of fare. Among its offerings is Bibingka Galapong. Produced in Makati City the 240g Charcoal Baked Rice Cake retails for $3.99. ...
TV dinners and other frozen meal solutions, new multi-fill system fills every kind. (Equipment and Technology).(Multi-Fill Inc. MPFSC 120-01 consolidated system )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Whether they're in trays, bowls or pouches, frozen meals can be assembled just right with a new consolidated filling system from Multi-Fill, Inc. The MPFSC 120-01 consolidated system was developed with the needs of ready meal processors in mind. The more compact design responds ...
For palletizing at 30[degrees] below zero, Hassia USA has robot to do job. (Equipment and Technology).(Hassia USA Inc., Arctic Palletizer robot )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Palletizing food at -30[degrees]C is no picnic, even for workers with the best protective gear. But Hassia USA has come up with a robotic system, the A+F KR 180 PA Arctic Palletizer, that it says can replace those shivering workers. The Arctic Palletizer is a robot that doesn't ...
Step into the motorized future today with Cabinplant weighers. (Equipment and Technology).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Multihead weighers with step motor-operated gates as opposed to pneumatic controls have been introduced by Cabinplant International A/S. This is important for the frozen food industry, because, unlike pneumatic systems, step motors can withstand temperatures as low as ...
SIG Pack promises new trend with turnkey packaging line. (Equipment and Technology).(SIG Pack Systems AG to unveil SIG Systegra at PackExpo, Chicago, Illinois)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... SIG Systegra, a turnkey packaging line that is said to herald a new generation of controls that integrate motion and logic into one system, is being unveiled November 3-7 at PackExpo, the international packaging exposition in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Systegra offers a modular ...
Plug and play ice-making systems from SIR produce blocks fast. (Equipment and Technology).(SIR Worldwide Inc., Uniblock Ice system)
Oct 01, 2002 ... When people in the food industry want ice, they want a lot of it and they want it in a hurry. That is just what they get with automated Uniblock Ice[TM] systems now in regular production at Los Angeles, California, USA-based SIR Worldwide, Inc. According to SIR, these small, ...
New KVP spiral belting brochure spells it all out for operators. (Equipment and Technology).(KVP Systems Inc., plastic spiral belting technology )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... A brochure recently issued by KVP, Rancho Cordova, California, USA, provides plant managers, engineers and OEMs with an informative look at today's leading edge plastic spiral belting technology for both new and retrofit applications. The spiral-bound publication also introduces ...
Praxair JE U4 tunnel freezer a workhorse of the industry. (Equipment and Technology).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... JE-U4 series straight tunnel freezers from Praxair, Inc. incorporate proven technologies that ensure quick and thorough freezing, thus maintaining the quality attributes of meat, poultry and other products. Cryogen injected into the freezer contacts food product pieces for ...
Germany's Heinen expands sales network for better coverage at home and abroad. (Equipment and Technology).(Heinen Maschinenfabrik GmbH)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Heinen Maschinenfabrik GmbH, Varel, Germany, has confounded the more pessimistic expectations of the German mechanical engineering industry by continuing to receive and fill orders at a very healthy pace. Over the last 12 months Heinen has reportedly sold machines and equipment ...
New plant in Pennsylvania bodes well for Uni-Chains. (Equipment and Technology).(Uni-chains Manufacturing Inc., Reading, Pennsylvania)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Uni-Chains Mfg., Inc., a Reading, Pennsylvania, USA-based manufacturer of conveyor belts and chains, is set for future growth with the completion of a new factory on a four-acre site in the city of Reading. The multi-million dollar investment by the US Uni-Chains, part of ...
BioMerieux develops new Listeria test for food laboratories. (Equipment and Technology).
Oct 01, 2002 ... With the VIDAES LM02 from bioMerieux, there's no need for hysteria about Listeria. The specific test for Listeria monocytogenes has been validated by one major agency in Europe, AFNOR (BIO-12/9-07/02), with certification from another, AOAC, expected in 2003. Food processors can ...
IPA brings industry professionals to Paris to look at equipment, discuss food safety. (Equipment and Technology).(World Food Process Exhibition)
Oct 01, 2002 ... The exhibition season in Paris won't be over with SIAL. Coming Nov. 18-22 to the same venue--Paris Nord Villepinte--is IPA, the World Food Process Exhibition, and it's expected to draw some 60,000 visitors, 35% of them from abroad. Half of the 1,100 exhibitors will be non-French. ...
En manchette dans ce numero.
Oct 01, 2002 ... * SAUMON DE PLUS EN PLUS POPULAIRE POUR UN PRIX DE PLUS EN PLUS BAS En ce moment, on ne parle que des prix du marche international du saumon; ces prix semblent en effet baisser de plus en plus. C'est une bonne nouvelle pour les amateurs de poissons mais pas pour les pecheurs, ...
In dieser ausgabe: wichtige tiefkuhlkost-news.
Oct 01, 2002 ... * US-VERBRAUCH STEIGT; DATEN SIND JEDOCH UNVOLLSTANDIG Der Tiefkuhlkostverbrauch in Einzelhandel and Servicebereich lag im letzten Jahr bei ungefahr 36,6 Milliarden Pfund (1 pound = 453,59 g), der Wert bei ca. $ 55,2 Milliarden. Die Gesamtproduktion, von der ein Grossteil ...
En este numero: tendencias internacionales de los alimentos congelados.
Oct 01, 2002 ... * EL MUNDO DISFRUTA MAS DEL SALMON MIENTRAS PAGA MENOS POR EL El mercado internacional del salmon parece que hoy en dia tiene que ver totalmente con el precio, y este parece que se esta reduciendo mas y mas. Excelentes noticias para los consumidores de salmon, pero no tan buenas ...
Chocolate fantasy cold fusion extends reach of protein bars.(Cold Fusion Foods Inc., Chocolate Fantasy, frozen chocolate protein bar)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Maybe you haven't noticed frozen protein bars yet. Cold Fusion Foods began developing the first one in 1999 but didn't get it onto the market until last year. Now the Los Angeles, Calf-based company is following up with the first frozen chocolate protein bar: Chocolate Fantasy. ...
World enjoys salmon more, pays less as farmed production gluts market: Chile and Norway undersell Alaska in Japan, while Norwegian product floods Europe. Dumping accusations and punitive tariffs the order of the day. Canada gives green light to more salmon farms as Alaska salmon industry undergoes agonizing reappraisal. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).
Oct 01, 2002 ... Salmon don't really have anything say for themselves. But if they did, they'd be sounding like baby chicks: "Cheap, cheap!" Because today, it all seems to be about price, and prices for salmon seem to get lower and lower. Great news for salmon lovers, but not for fishermen, farmers or ...
Norwegian seafood exports being hurt by high krone plus new competition. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).(China, Russia increased share of seafood exports to European Union, United Kingdom )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... China's on the other side of the world from Norway, but thanks to, among other things, the value of Norwegian krone, it's actually pulled ahead of Norway in share of seafood exports to the European Union. So has Russia. Norwegian seafood exports overall dropped by NOK 1.6 ...
Thai seafood company has an inside track on Japanese import market for frozen sushi. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).(United Frozen Products Co.)(Company Profile)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Some Japanese may have thought the world was coming to an end when their country agreed to buy American rice, not to mention recognize an American sumo wrestler. Yet another icon of Japanese culture, sushi, had already been sourced abroad. Sushi imports will be on the upswing ...
Bill Kowalski and Hilo Fish Co. settle tasteless fish patent case. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).(Hilo Fish Co. using Bill Kowalski's tasteless smoke in frozen seafood products )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... In a settlement in Hawaii Aug. 14, Hilo Fish Co. admitted that it had been using tasteless smoke in its frozen seafood products without paying inventor Bill Kowalski, and agreed to go and sin no more. After two years of litigation in US District Court, a consent judgment was ...
Raise shrimp in apartments? They're trying in Nebraska. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).(Keith Glewen, U.S. Department of Agriculture Extension Service, and Jim Rosowski, marine biologist, raising shrimp indoors)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... You've heard of shrimp farms before, but nothing like this. In Mead, Nebraska, US Department of Agriculture Extension Service educator Keith Glewen is working with marine biologist Jim Rosowski on a project to raise shrimp indoors. The Nebraska Soybean Board is underwriting the ...
Let them farmed fish, says Commissioner as discussions on EU Fisheries Policy sour. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).(Franz Fischler, Fisheries Commissioner, European Union, Common Fisheries Policy; fishermen encouraged to work in aquaculture)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Fishermen who lose their jobs because of fleet cutbacks and reduced quotas under the proposed Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) of the European Union should be encouraged to go into aquaculture, EU Fisheries Commissioner Franz Fischler said on the eve of CFP talks. Fischler later ...
Another fish story is true! Omega-3 can stop diabetes. (QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine).(omega-3 fatty acid helps prevent type 2 diabetes in high-risk overweight people )(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... There's more good news about omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oil and the fatty fish it comes from: it helps keep high-risk overweight people from coming down with type 2 diabetes. Daily supplements of DHA (docosahexaenoic) over a three-month period yielded a "clinically ...
Private labels win shoppers favor with exclusive foods and flavors; there always seems to be something new in the freezer case, from family entrees to strip steaks to exotic international fare. Chinese take-out, anyone? (Store Brand Innovation).
Oct 01, 2002; ... They don't necessarily use a premium brand, but US retailers are really putting a premium on their private label frozen foods, going beyond matching the national brands in commodity items by offering exclusive products that make for destination shopping. Even in commodities, ...
There's a fungus among us, but is Quorn really threat to health? (Frozen Foods in North America).
Oct 01, 2002 ... A fungus-derived meat substitute that was introduced in the United States just last January but has been sold in the United Kingdom by Marlow Foods since 1985, has drawn the fire of a consumer advocacy group that says it is making people violently ill and should be taken off the market. ...
Luigino's bowls them over with homestyle and Yu Sing offerings. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Luigino's Inc., Homestyle, Yu Sing bowl meals)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Luigino's, Inc., Duluth, Minnesota, USA, is making a two-pronged attack on the fast-growing bowl meal category with two lines of hearty 10-11 ounce products under its Michelina's brand: Homestyle and Yu Sing. Both are ready to eat after five minutes in the microwave, and the ...
Jeno Paulucci does it again, buying Arden International. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Arden International Kitchens L.L.C. from Schreiber Foods Inc.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Veteran frozen-food entrepreneur Jeno Paulucci, 84, has been involved in more companies that you can shake a stick at, and now he's picked up yet another: Arden International Kitchens, Lakeville, Minnesota. Arden will continue to operate as a separate entity from Paulucci's ...
China does import quickstep; US officials want sidestep. (Frozen Foods in North America).(new labeling requirements)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... China has imposed new labeling requirements for imported meat and poultry in wholesale form as part of a new directive from the country's quarantine authorities. The regulations took effect Oct. 1, only a few days after they were announced. US Department of Agriculture officials ...
Blackwing alternative meat products line features ostrich on wing and bison on hoof. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Blackwing Ostrich Meats Inc.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... They've got their heads out of the sand and into the marketplace at Blackwing Ostrich Meats, Inc., Antioch, Illinois. And it's not just ostrich meat, either: the company also has a growing business in bison going at, restaurants and food stores throughout North America. Retail ...
With a name like Smucker's: frozen single serve for kids. (Frozen Foods in North America).(frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Sure the frozen, individually wrapped peanut butter and jelly sandwich tasted good. But would anybody actually want to buy it, seeing as it's so easy to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich from scratch? Executives at jam maker J.M. Smucker Co. were skeptical. But then ...
Nestle's got deep pockets for hot pockets, acquiring Chef America for $2.6 billion. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Chef America, leading US manufacturer and marketer of frozen hand-held food products under the Hot Pockets, Lean Pockets and Croissant Pockets brands, has now become part of the global empire of Nestle SA, Vevey, Switzerland. Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, Chef America ...
Tyson selling specialty frozen operation, consolidating meats under Tyson brand. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Tyson Foods selling Specialty Brands to Fremont Partners)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Tyson Foods, the giant chicken processor that made room for beef and pork with the acquisition of IBP last year, doesn't have room for specialty frozen foods any more. So it's selling its Specialty Brands subsidiary to Fremont Partners, a San Francisco based private equity firm. ...
Cuba banning beef from US after accepting US chicken. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Chicken si, beef no. That seems to be the position of the Cuban government, which has banned the import of beef from cattle raised in the United States, even if they are slaughtered elsewhere. The Cuban action, ironically, comes at a time when the US itself has imposed country ...
Pizza sizes getting smaller in the USA as targeted consumers are smaller; kids are where the action is, especially now that they're back in school. Pizza makers zero in on tweens and teens, looking for recovery following sluggish sales over the summer. (Frozen Foods in North America).(frozen pizza)
Oct 01, 2002; ... The frozen pizza category had a slow, hot summer. A tight economy and get-out-of-the-house temperatures kept consumers away from home kitchen ovens. Last year, market research firm Find/SVP predicted that retail sales of frozen pizza would exceed $3 billion. It missed the mark ...
`A slice of heaven' from Connecticut'. (Frozen Foods in North America).(Mystic Pizza's House Special frozen pizza)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Once available only at the Mystic Pizza restaurant made famous in the 1988 film of the same name, this hand-made `House Special' is now being distributed in frozen form in many USA markets. It features a topping of ...
In golden jubilee for German pizza, frozen products still bring in the gold; but major brands facing challenge from discount stores on one hand and invasion by US pizza maker Schwan's on the other. Brand leaders fight back with innovations. (News from Europe).
Oct 01, 2002; ... Pizza is celebrating its "golden jubilee" in Germany this year. It was in 1952 that the first pizzeria was established at Wurzburg. The acceptance of this new fangled dish was slow at first, but later meteoric. Even in 2001, not a good year for the German grocery business in ...
Products, technology, logistics, marketing figure in Wagner plan. (News from Europe).
Oct 01, 2002 ... New products, novel ways of producing them, aggressive marketing and a new distribution center all figure in the strategy of Wagner Tiefkuhlprodukte GmbH, Braunhansen, Germany, to meet the challenges of the future, according to Gottfried Hares, managing director. A fully ...
Nestle cutting back ice cream capacity in face of sluggish sales in Germany; ice cream consumption is stagnating, with private label and discounters like Aldi cutting into brand sales at mainstream outlets. Even mighty Nestle is feeling the pinch. (News from Europe).
Oct 01, 2002 ... Officially, the move is just part, of the integration of Scholler Holding, which Nestle look over just last year. Nestle Deutschland AG, Frankfurt-based subsidiary of the Swiss Nestle S.A., plans to shut down the Nestle Motta GmbH operation in north German Schwanewede by the end of this ...
City of lights a beacon to industry as frozen food producers come to SIAL; Pescanova and Loblaw to receive SIAL D'Or awards for frozen food innovations; Iglo getting national award at Paris show, which bills itself as "the world's largest food industry exhibition." Most of innovation in frozen food, or "produits surgeles," will be found in Hall 5A. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).
Oct 01, 2002 ... The city of lights becomes the city of food Oct. 20-24 as some 5,200 exhibitors from 94 countries gather to take part in SIAL (Salon International D'Alimentation) al the Parc des Expositions de Paris-Nord Villepinte. Presentation of the SIAL D'Or awards for 2002 will be one of ...
Big expansion program on at UK's Strafford on Bagel. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).(Mr Bagel's)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Gearing up to increase production to 100 million bagels a year, the UK's Mr Bagel's has launched a 2.5 million [pounds sterling] investment, beginning with acquisition of a 45,000-square foot site near its existing facilities in London's Strafford district. The new operation ...
Plusfood acquires poultry plant in Romania to bolster position. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Constanta, Romania, may seem to be a long way from the Netherlands. But for Plusfood, the Oosterwolde-based producer of Friki brand and private label convenience poultry products, buying a plant there is just the thing to strengthen its position in the European Union market. The ...
Frozen soups by Birds Eye first for big name brand. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).
Oct 01, 2002 ... Frozen soups under the Birds Eye brand are the latest venture for Agrilink, which up to now has been known almost entirely for frozen vegetables. The single-serve frozen soups are being launched in October with a $20 million advertising campaign. A quick-flash freeze process is ...
German organic meat sales plummet 24% after scandal. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... The Nitrofen scandal in Germany is causing a steep drop in consumer demand for organic foods, with organic meat hit the hardest, according to consulting firm Organic Monitor, which projects a drop of 24% this year, to 481 million euros ($472.6 million), for organic meats. ...
Future Enterprises out to conquer Europe with ethnic range of Orienbites dim sum. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).
Oct 01, 2002 ... Orienbites Frozen Finger Food from the Singapore-based Future Enterprises stresses preserving the authenticity of dim sum, a traditional Asian cuisine that originated in the ancient Chinese Teahouses of China. Through modern technology, these exotic delicacies which feature ...
New frozen food packaging introduced in Europe by Stora. (SIAL 2002: the global food marketplace).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Two new lines of packaging with ice cream and frozen food applications have been introduced by Stora Enso Food Service Boards, Imatra, Finland, one of Europe's leading consumer packaging board producers. Cupforma and Trayforma for the cup and tray markets, respectively, were ...
Hitburger gets into wraps and tapas; rivals contend for snack supremacy: healthy alternative to hamburgers and pizza being used by brand leader to stake out new ground, but others go for variations of pizza--and even for duck nuggets. (Grab & Go Food Trends).
Oct 01, 2002; ... Salomon Hitburger, the biggest player in Germany's burgeoning snack and finger food scene, is reworking its message and fine-tuning product lines. The top sellers remain chicken wings, onion rings, mozzarella sticks and poppers, but lifestyle themes are the new marketing emphasis. ...
Winter is icumen in, Lhude Sing Scholler. (Grab & Go Food Trends).(new ice cream products from Scholler)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Scholler of Nurnberg, Germany (Fax: 49-911-938-1382), has used summer's end to announce two sophisticated new ice cream products. Since 1995 it has been introducing a "Winter Ice Cream of the Year" in a continuing effort to rid Germans of the notion that ice cream is for the summer only. ...
Reins go from father to son at Schne-Frost; millions spent to boost quality, capacity. (Grab & Go Food Trends).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Ernst-Rainer Schnetkamp has, with a broad investment program, has taken the place of his late father as owner-manager of Germany's Schne-Frost Unternehmensgruppe in Loningen (Fax: 49-5432-9481-19). After more than 10 years with the management and three years as managing director, he has ...
Ardo expands user friendly vegetables to meet retail and catering demands. (The Green Scene).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Convenience combined with healthy eating are the motivations of a growing number of consumers today, and Ardooie, Belgium-based Ardo NV is keying in on that by relaunching its A Table prepared vegetables garnished with sauces or blends of herbs and spices, and adding eight items to the ...
Mexico takes steps to help farmers with organic certification. (The Green Scene).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Production and export of organic products in Mexico could grow even faster than it has, if only it didn't cost so much to obtain certification. So the government will now rebate up to 75% of certification costs. It's part of a joint effort by the State Bank for Export Trade and ...
Organic `arena of the senses' coming to 12 German towns. (The Green Scene).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Organic action days being organized in 12 towns throughout Germany Oct. 3-6 will appeal to the senses as well as the sense of the people in promoting the gospel of organic food. Meanwhile, 30,000 petitioners in Germany have made it clear that it isn't easy for genetic ...
Foodex Japan plans for 2003 call for organic & natural plaza. (The Green Scene).(Foodex Japan)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Foodex Japan, which bills itself as the largest food and beverage show in Asia and the Pacific Rim, and the third largest such show in the world, is returning to Chiba for its 28th edition March 11-14 at the Makuhari Messe. Some 2,300 exhibitors from 72 countries and three ...
Clean image of organic foods in Germany tarnished by Nitrofin weed killer scandal. (The Green Scene).
Oct 01, 2002; ... A scandal involving organic chicken and eggs allegedly contaminated with traces of a weed killer has clearly done great damage to the image of the organic food movement, in which the German government had placed great hopes. A study by the Allensbach Institute shows that, since ...
National Frozen Foods Corp. opens expanded facility in Oregon. (The Green Scene).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Frozen vegetable processor National Frozen Foods Corp., Seattle, Washington, USA, recently completed a $1.5 million expansion project at the its Albany, Oregon, plant, to create a 32,000-square foot packaging facility. National converted 13,000 square feet of dry storage ...
Will frozen vegetable campaign run into Russian winter? (The Green Scene).(European frozen vegetable market)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Things aren't exactly looking up for frozen vegetable production in Europe. After two consecutive years of relatively weak production and particularly low carryover stocks, the spring of 2002 wasn't exactly greeted with optimism to begin with. Production targets for European ...
Der Tiefkuhlkostverbrauch in Europa bewegt sich nur zentimeterweise. (The Green Scene).
Oct 01, 2002 ... Der Tiefkuhlkostverbrauch in Europa ist im letzten Jahr definitiv angestiegen, schatzungsweise um 1,8% auf ca. 11,3 Millionen Tonnen. Zur Zeit ist es schwierig an aktuelle Zahlen zu kommen, und es lasst sich nicht erkennen, ob der augenscheinliche Slowdown rezessionsbedingt ist oder nur ...
La consommation d'aliments surgeles augmente en Europe. (The Green Scene).
Oct 01, 2002 ... La consommation d'aliments surgeles a nettement augmente l'annee derniere, probablement d'environ 1,8%, pour atteindre a peu pres 11,3 millions de tonnes. Les chiffres sont cependant de plus en plus difficiles a obtenir. Il n'est donc pas aise de savoir si le ralentissement apparent est du ...
US frozen food consumption grows, but the numbers don't all crunch: production and consumption data bases more elusive or incomplete. But it's safe to say that poultry, seafood, entrees, meat and snacks are up, whereas juices are down. (The Green Scene).(Illustration)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Retail and foodservice consumption of frozen food last year was in the area of 36.6 billion pounds, and value in the area of $55.2 billion. But production, much of which was exported, was considerably greater than that--in the area of 44.7 billion pounds and $69.4 billion. But ...
Rising tide of imports lifts the boat for Japanese frozen food market; China widens lead over United States as largest source of imports. Non-fried prepared foods continue to lead growth. Retail domestic production outpaces that for foodservice. (The Green Scene).
Oct 01, 2002 ... Frozen food consumption in Japan inched up 1.9% last year to 2,284,810 tons, but without imported frozen vegetables, the increase would have been a bare 0.6%. Value of domestic production, moreover, slipped 0.3% to [yen] 735.2 billion; only imported vegetables brought sales up 1.6% to ...
Frozen food in Tunisia ready to go thanks to steady economic growth: far from being a backwater, this Mediterranean country has a modernizing economy, an increasingly educated population and relatively liberal attitudes. Slowly, but surely, frozens gain. (Focus on North Africa).
Oct 01, 2002; ... The North African country of Tunisia seems poised to become a new growth market for frozen foods, thanks to a flourishing economy and a growing middle class. Both retail and foodservice markets are ripe for expansion. A Muslim country (similar in size to Washington State in the ...
Wal-Mart tops world's food retailers; Latin America leads in store growth: top 30 international retailers now active in 88 countries, 77% more than in 1997. No wonder! Market has reached saturation point in Europe. Besides Latin America, Asia and the Pacific Rim are hot. So's the Middle East, but in the wrong way just now! (Retail Monitor).(Industry Overview)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Wal-Mart has more grocery stores than any other retailer on the lace of the Earth, with Metro coming in second and Carrefour third. But in terms of sales volume, Carrefour is second, albeit a distant second, and Metro is fifth behind Ahold and Kroger. Those are highlights of the ...
Cold storage operators speak their minds at IARW-WFLO trends survey session; warehousemen in North America worry about overcapacity, faster turns against smaller inventory, impact of poultry embargoes and 9/11, trucking problems, Internet services, inspections. (Washington Dialogue).
Oct 01, 2002 ... "Overbuilt," one Great Lakes refrigerated Warehouse operator complained when asked to give an outlook for PRWs (public refrigerated warehouses) in his neck of the woods over the next two to three years. "Three operators have added 27 million cubic feet within a 50-mile radius, and it's ...
ProLogis sells cold storage operations in USA for $272 million. (Washington World).(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2002 ... Shortly before going to press, Quick Frozen Foods International received word of the pending sale of ProLogis public refrigerated warehouses in the United States, where it is the second largest operator of PRWs. CS Integrated LLC (CS Integrated) assets were reportedly purchased lot $272 ...
US poultry exports get Bush leg up under deal with Russians. (Washington World).(chicken thighs agreement)
Oct 01, 2002 ... They're back. Bush legs, that is. With the clock running out on a Russian ultimatum to reform its inspection system for poultry exports or else, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reached an agreement Aug. 23 that will keep those chicken thighs coming. For all their bluster ...