News & Archives // 2010
10Nov2010
Hail To The Chief
Nevin Montgomery officially retires at the end of this year as president of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association, Harrisburg, Pa. He has been with the association for 38 ...
10Nov2010
Beware Weak Links
Each year, 7,500 people die and 100 million are sickened by food-related illnesses — and considerable blame falls on sloppy handling of the cold chain. When product is out of its ...
10Nov2010
Beware Weak Links
Each year, 7,500 people die and 100 million are sickened by food-related illnesses — and considerable blame falls on sloppy handling of the cold chain. When product is out of its ...
10Nov2010
Bread Rises Dough Flat
Frozen bread and dough dipped by 1.5% over the 52 weeks ended Sept. 5, according to Chicago-based market research firm SymphonyIRI — but a turnaround may be coming. Over the past ...
10Nov2010
TIPS FROM CHEF RICK
Soup has migrated from its origins in the kitchen, to the canned soup section in the center-store, back into the kitchen with today’s new refrigerated and frozen products. They are ...
10Nov2010
Souper Bowl Season
Long known as a “comfort food,” a hot bowl of soup has also become an economical mainstay in the American diet. The relatively small frozen soup category is one of ...
10Nov2010
Hispanic Food Esta Caliente!
New flavors, regional cuisines, and healthy/premium offerings are boosting sales of Hispanic foods. For example, the frozen Mexican entrees segment topped $1 billion (see chart) in the 52 weeks ended ...
10Nov2010
New Items Spark Meat/Poultry
Higher raw materials costs and lower promotional spending have kept frozen and refrigerated meat and poultry sales bouncing all over the place lately (see chart). Merchandising activity is way down ...
10Nov2010
Do You Focus Too Much On Price?
Many retailers focus too much attention on getting the lowest cost of goods in their private label programs. Cost is important, obviously. But most retailers, when all is said and ...
10Nov2010
Private Label Advice You Can Use
In discussing private label trends with us, Todd Hale slips in some good advice for retailers looking to improve their private label programs. Hale is vp of consumer and shopper ...
