Deli / Prepared Foods

In a presentation last week before a Federal Trade Commission forum, Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) SVP and chief government affairs officer Mary Sophos revealed new data indicating that children today are seeing fewer food, beverage and restaurant advertisements on television, with the mix having shifted to more ads promoting nutritious items.

Hispanic shoppers are buying more private brand products, a trend expected to continue increasing in the future, according to a new study by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) Private Brands Group.

Yogi Granola Crisps pack five healthy ancient grains into innovative bite-sized granola flakes that can be eaten with milk without losing their crunch, sprinkled on yogurt or enjoyed straight from the resealable bag.

Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Birds Eye Foods, Inc. from a holding company controlled by Vestar Capital Partners, Pro-Fac Cooperative and Birds Eye management in a deal valued at $1.3 billion.

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.

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.