Frozen Foods

Two thousand nine will feature one of the most exciting series of introductions of new products from Kellogg’s in recent memory. Designed to focus new energy on key areas, these innovations will offer consumers proven brands with the most sought-after ingredients and most popular flavors to help increase sales and profits in the most important center store categories.

Recognizing the need for high-quality frozen Mexican food, Best Darn Burritos has launched a line of frozen, single-serving burritos.

Moving a step beyond the traditional mono-functional chip clip, Copco has rolled out the Bag Cap.

We live in interesting times. On the one hand, value retailing is driving price compression, benefitting consumers.

With shrink once again ranking as the chief concern cited by supermarket seafood executive participants of our recently released 2009 Seafood Operations Review, the Juneau-based Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) is once again angling to make it easier for retailers to tackle the issue.

A Kroger supermarket in Peoria, Ill. is lighting the way to big savings, thanks to the completion of a pilot high-efficiency lighting project with Ameren Illinois Utilities that sharply cuts energy consumption in the frozen food reach-in cases and refrigerated dairy and beverage cases.

The retailer's February 2009 sales trended positive as well, with a continuing assist from many grocery categories, although gasoline-affected comps were virtually flat.

Consumers tired of throwing out unused fresh herbs now have an alternative.