Frozen Foods

The frozen organic baby food from Jack’s Harvest is unique in its herb- and spice-enhanced flavors, which include Blueberrytastic Banana and Sweet on Broccoli, as well as in its packaging of individual heart-shaped cubes in convenient, transparent recloseable bags.

The result of an exclusive licensing agreement between the world’s leading citrus fruit brand, Sunkist Growers, Inc., which has already lent its iconic brand power to such items as beverages, snacks and frozen fruit, and confectionery company Big Sky Brands, Inc., Sunkist Citrus Burst is a line of sugar-free citrus mints in premium citrus flavors.

Although meat department tonnage was up significantly in 2009, profits are lagging as shoppers opt for less expensive value-oriented cuts, according to results revealed in the fifth edition of the joint “Power of Meat” study.

Business solution provider ECRM and private brand sales and marketing firm Daymon Worldwide will join forces for ECRM’s Private Brand Foods EPP event, scheduled for April 11 through April 14, 2010, in Orlando, Fla.

Duane Reade’s new location in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City marks the debut of greatly expanded fresh food and grocery sections offering such items as fresh sandwiches, single-serve entrees, baked goods and freshly packed salads and vegetables.

In the thick of the meat-and-potato selling season, a new promotional partnership combining Cargill ground beef with Ore-Ida potato products provides grocery retailers with a turnkey comfort food combo deal packed with helpful recipes and discount coupons to entice consumers during late winter and early spring.

Jamba Juice Co., the Emeryville, Calif.-based company that owns and franchises 742 Jamba Juice stores across the United States.

The changing economy is changing consumers’ deli and prepared foods spending patterns, according to the “What’s In Store 2010” report from the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA), which bears looking at even as 2010 progresses.