News & Archives // 2009
09Aug2009
A Family Encore at On-Cor
WHEN SOL FRIEND got out of the Army after World War II, he just wanted a steady job. In founding On-Cor Frozen Foods in Chicago in 1946, he got that, ...
09Aug2009
Breakfasts Climb 1.9%
SUPERMARKET SALES OF frozen breakfasts rose 1.9% to $333.1 million in the 12 weeks ended June 14, according to Information Resources, Inc., the Chicago-based market research firm. Units dipped by ...
09Aug2009
Dips and spreads are ahead
DOUBLE-DIGIT GAINS ARE commonplace now in the flavored spreads sub-category. But dips are showing new life lately, as a host of new products hit the market. Here’s an overview. Sabra Sabra Dipping ...
09Aug2009
Winn-Dixie: Winning?
It may surprise you to know that most of the frozen and dairy food vendors we asked about Winn-Dixie expect it to gain share over the next year. It sure surprised ...
09Aug2009
Private Label rises to 21.8%
Winn-Dixie’s private label has been slowly gaining penetration, and is now about 21.8% of dollar sales. A couple years ago, before product upgrades, SKU increases (especially in fresh departments) and ...
09Aug2009
Caramba! Mexican Foods are Hot!
NEED ANOTHER GOOD reason to focus more attention on Hispanic shoppers? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly one in six U.S. residents is Hispanic. What’s more, 25% of children ...
09Aug2009
Winn-Dixie’s side of the Story
In its third quarter reported in May, Winn-Dixie reported net income of $16.6 million, up from $15.0 million the year before. Net sales rose by $3.1 million to $1.726 billion. ...
09Aug2009
SKU Rat Redux
PRODUCT LAUNCHES HAVE doubled in the past decade but frozen and dairy space hasn’t. If your marching orders are to cut back on SKU counts, your job is tougher than ...
09Aug2009
6 Trends You Need To Know
We recently chatted with Todd Hale, senior vp of consumer & shopper insights at The Nielsen Company, for his ideas on key things retailers should know about trends in frozen ...
09Aug2009
1 Million Twitterers Follow Whole Foods
IN THE EVERCHALLENGING battle for youthful dollars, the likes of Facebook and Twitter are the new battleground, with seemingly every company wanting to cash in on the push to further ...
