Frozen Foods

In response to attendee and exhibitor requests — and also to the difficult economy — international food and drinks exhibition Alimentaria 2010 will be held March 22 to March 26, 2010, in a single location: Fira de Barcelona’s Gran Vía venue.

Regional independent grocer United Supermarkets, LLC plans to launch the NuVal nutritional scoring system in six of its Market Street stores in the Dallas/Fort Worth area in March 2010, with the program expanding to all 50 of its stores later next year.

Women ages 20 to 30 represent a $54 billion marketing opportunity for packaged goods companies, but their needs and values are vastly different from the generation before them, a new report from Information Resources, Inc. (IRI) has found.

Online grocer FreshDirect has kicked off a “Thanksgiving Feast Giveaway,” which enables one in every 100 customers ordering a complete chef-prepared Thanksgiving dinner to win the holiday meal at no charge.

Don Miguel’s new line of Value-Sized Mexican Foods enables consumers to save while enjoying more of their favorite ethnic selections.

At a Senate panel last month, International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) chairman Paul Kruse testified that product innovation and higher worldwide demand have given rise to a potential for growth that will be beneficial for dairy farmers, dairy foods manufacturers and consumers, but that inadequate federal dairy policies are an obstacle to capitalizing on such opportunities.

Martha Stewart will be all over the grocery store this holiday season. The seemingly ever-present lifestyle doyenne’s company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., (MSLO), has joined forces with The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. and its affiliate Hain Pure Protein Corp. on the national rollout of a Martha Stewart-branded food line at retail, including poultry from Plainville Farms, baking mixes from Arrowhead Mills and dried pastas from DeBoles, all employing natural ingredients.

Delhaize-owned Food Lion, LLC and refrigeration manufacturer Kysor//Warren have rolled out a cascading refrigeration system that uses naturally occurring carbon dioxide to keep frozen and fresh foods cold.