Article: Conveniently located: new cream cheese spread available for unrefrigerated cross-merchandising next to fresh bagels.

"We believe we've solved the problem," says Brad Flatoff, v.p.-marketing, Rondele [R] Foods, a Waterbury Foods Co. Flatoff is referring to the cross-merchandising problem encountered at convenience stores and supermarket in-store bakeries, where because of limited refrigeration space, cream cheese can't always be marketed next to the bagels.

What Merrill, Wis.-based Rondele Foods has clone is introduce an extended shelflife, premium bagel spread formulated to be displayed without refrigeration.

"Rondele's proprietary extended shelflife technology has been used successfully for seven years with the Gourmet Spreadable product," Flatoff says. "We ...

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