Frozen Foods

GROCERY: Healthy Snacks: Fast learners
Healthy snack manufacturers and retailers have started wooing the back-to-school market with new products, packaging, promotions, and displays.
Grocers Line Up in Droves to Support "Heart of Washington" Campaign
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- From the Heart of Washington (HOW), a marketing program from the Washington Department of Agriculture advocating Washington crops and food products, last week launched a multi-tier public education campaign aimed at promoting Washington agriculture, and 450 stores have gotten behind the effort.

FRESH FOOD: IDDBA Preview: Full agenda

Manufacturers weigh in on the big ideas driving deli/bakery department progress.
Harris Teeter's Morganthall Joins Spartan Board

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Frederick Morganthall, president of Harris Teeter, joined the board of Spartan Stores, Inc., with a term expiring in 2007. Morganthall's appointment brings the current number of independent Spartan board members to seven out of a total of eight directors.
Dawn Foods, Countryside Baking Combine Businesses

JACKSON, Mich. -- Dawn Food Products Inc. here, one of the world's largest independently owned bakery manufacturers and distributors, has joined forces with Countryside Baking, Inc., a leading California-based cookie and sweet goods manufacturer.
Tyson Foods Appoints New V.P. of Foodservice Marketing

SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Sylvia A. Wulf has joined Tyson Foods, Inc. here as v.p. of marketing for the foodservice group. She will begin her new duties in June and report directly to Wendy Davidson, group v.p.
Wild Oats Names Kettle Cuisine 2005 Foodservice Vendor of the Year

BOULDER, Colo. -- Wild Oats here recently named Kettle Cuisine, Inc. as its "2005 Foodservice Vendor of the Year" award.
Wegmans Rolls Out Own-brand Organic Milk

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. here introduced its own brand of organic milk late last month, making it one of the first retailers in the United States to offer shoppers pasteurized fresh organic milk under its own label.
NONFOODS: FMI Show Preview: A sneak peek

Following are some of the general merchandise items retailers can expect to see at the FMI Show this month in Chicago.
Ingles Markets Posts Higher Sales and Profits in Q2

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Southeastern chain Ingles Markets, Inc. said late last week that its net income jumped 72.5 percent to $9.4 million for the three months of its second quarter. Net sales were up 8.9 percent, while comparable store sales grew a healthy 8.0 percent.

GROCERY: Healthy Snacks: Fast learners

Grocers Line Up in Droves to Support "Heart of Washington" Campaign

FRESH FOOD: IDDBA Preview: Full agenda

Harris Teeter's Morganthall Joins Spartan Board

Dawn Foods, Countryside Baking Combine Businesses

Tyson Foods Appoints New V.P. of Foodservice Marketing

Wild Oats Names Kettle Cuisine 2005 Foodservice Vendor of the Year

Wegmans Rolls Out Own-brand Organic Milk

NONFOODS: FMI Show Preview: A sneak peek

Ingles Markets Posts Higher Sales and Profits in Q2