Frozen Foods

Family-owned frozen pasta manufacturer Caesar’s Pasta Products, based in Blackwood, N.J., has recently added a product line of wheat- and gluten-free pasta meals. Featuring noodles made with rice, the all-natural, zero-trans-fats line offers the following authentic Italian favorites: Stuffed Shells With Cheese in Marinara Sauce, Manicotti With Cheese in Marinara Sauce, Cheese Lasagna in Marinara Sauce, and Vegetable Lasagna in Marinara Sauce.

Naturally healthy Jolly Llama Sorbets are blended from top-grade, vine-ripened fruit that’s pureed and frozen immediately, instead of being made from concentrates or juices.

Food Lion, LLC broke ground yesterday on what will be the grocer’s first green grocery store, as well as the first in the state of South Carolina.

Supervalu’s 73-store Cub Foods unit has jumped aboard the “Nutrition iQ” program designed to help consumers make informed food choices at the supermarket shelf.

Their products have already joined the mainstream, but natural/organic baby food manufacturers keep upping the ante for consumers by introducing exciting new items to the segment.

First, the good news: More than half of the nation’s leading supermarkets are making progress with increased sustainability in their seafood operations, according to results of Greenpeace’s latest seafood sustainability scorecard, “Carting Away the Oceans.”

Adult obesity rates did not decrease in a single state over the past year, but rather increased in 23 states. Also, the percentage of obese and overweight children is now at or above 30 percent in 30 states.

The frozen breakfast category is sizzling -- so Carson, Calif.-based Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc. has decided to get in on the act with the launch of a line of first-of-their-kind frozen egg-white breakfast items.