Frozen Foods

Stonyfield Farm’s new packaging and redesigned Web site aim to convey a clear message to consumers about the wholesomeness of its organic and natural dairy products.

Not content with offering a wide selection of shelf-stable pan-Asian foods, including All Natural Sauces, Noodles & Sauce, Noodle Bowls, Soup Bowls, Sushi Wraps and Rice Express products, San Rafael, Calif.-based Annie Chun’s, Inc. will branch into the frozen section this spring with two new products: Organic Potstickers and Mini Wontons.

As part of an ambitious capital investment plan across Indiana and Illinois, The Kroger Co.’s 151-store Central Division this week cut the ribbon on a $9 million replacement store in Speedway, Ind., marking the largest store in the metro Indianapolis region.

As a means of expanding its role as the only grocery delivery service serving park-and-ride commuters in its core marketing territory, St. Cloud, Minn.-based CobornsDelivers this week inaugurated service to Northstar Commuter Rail travelers at the Coon Rapids-Riverdale Station (3050 Northdale Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids).

In a year when consumers were looking to cut back anywhere they could, private label made inroads in a lot of categories, but took the biggest slices from segments like baby food and frozen pizza.

Emmy-award winning children’s animated TV series “Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!” has signed on with two new food partners, MaMa Rosa’s refrigerated pizza and First Juice Brand.

A recent HealthFocus International (HFI) study reveals that cutting costs has expanded into higher-income groups, namely, those with annual incomes upward of $75,000.

With snacking hotter than ever and expected to remain so, Tyson Foods, Inc. has expanded its Any’tizers frozen product line to include four varieties featuring two hearty Sauce and Stir sauce packets each.