WASHINGTON -- The Food Marketing Institute here will put a private-label pavilion on the exhibit floor for the first time at its annual convention in Chicago next year, a move some observers say is a sign of the...
Supermarket chains are trying out new products and selling tactics to beef up their sales of private-label frozens.In interviews with SN, retail frozen food and private-label executives said they are using more...
The health trend emphasizing consumption of chicken -- skinless chicken in particular -- is changing the face of poultry sections in supermarket frozen food departments.Retailers contacted by SN said the instant...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Precut fresh produce is threatening to topple frozen vegetables from the pedestal of offering unique convenience appeal.In defense, frozens marketers have got to move now to build themselves a new...
LANHAM, Md. -- Safeway's Eastern Division here is out-sourcing its frozen food warehousing to Burris Foods, Milford, Del."Basically, they are carrying our frozen food products in their warehouse now," said division...
Frozen food retailers, wholesalers and suppliers have a common goal in mind when it comes to distribution: They want to cut costs and improve operations at the same time.The paths being chosen to get there can be as...
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Category management levels could be on the rise in the country's frozen food departments.According to research conducted by A.C. Nielsen, Northbrook, Ill., dollar sales of frozen food were up 3.5% for...
NEWARK, Del. -- The 5 a Day for Better Health program is making inroads into the frozen food industry, but it isn't exactly setting the frozens world on fire.The program, started in 1991 by the Produce for Better...
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- It's time to talk specifics about how Efficient Consumer Response will affect frozen food distribution, said Nevin Montgomery, president of the National Frozen Food Association here."You hear a lot...
GAINSEVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Citrus expects a banner year for orange juice supplies and prices, and the agency says retailers who don't allot ample facings to frozen concentrate orange juice could...