Frozen Foods

Nolan Ryan’s All-Natural Beef has introduced smaller packages of its fully cooked frozen burger patties and mini-burger patties or “sliders,” featuring an updated look, a resealable opening and a lower price point, according to the Huntsville, Texas-based company named for the rancher and baseball Hall of Farmer.

Hussmann Corp., a St. Louis-based manufacturer of refrigerated and frozen food merchandising equipment, added its new Q3 meat and bakery cases to its Q line of flexible, upscale specialty display cases for supermarkets.

StarKist is asking consumers to "Think Tuna" in a new campaign that promotes the different flavors and uses of its shelf-stable pouched products.

Consumers are continuing to purchase private label products at an increasing rate, per new research from The Nielsen Co.

In the latest example of the food industry’s close attention to health-and-wellness issues affecting consumers, the “Smart Choices Program” made its official debut last week, its green check mark symbol now appearing on of hundreds of products in supermarkets and other retailers across the United States.

Celebrity chef Paula Deen is introducing a new line of frozen seafood products expected to hit retail in the fall of 2009.

Meal planning is much on the minds of those involved with the store core. From the rollout of the “Smart Choices Program” -- envisioned as a comprehensive, consistent nutrition-labeling system across CPG brands and even stores – to the planned theme of “Pasta Meals on Every Family Table” for the upcoming World Pasta Day 2009 event, the grocery industry is working hard to persuade U.S. consumers, who are eating at home more often during the recession, to choose center store products when whipping up their own creations.

Classics by Palermo’s™ Rising Crust pizzas from Milwaukee-based Palermo’s Pizza feature a pizzeria-style crust that rises as it bakes. The frozen pies come in five varieties: Cheese, Pepperoni, Sausage (Italian sausage), Combination (pepperoni and Italian sausage), and Supreme (pepperoni, Italian sausage, green pepper, onions, red pepper and black olives).