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Nevin Montgomery officially retires at the end of this year as president of the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association, Harrisburg, Pa. He has been

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.

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.

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

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

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

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)

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).

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,

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

Do you give your private label the respect it deserves? If not, it’s costing you money, value and loyalty. Today’s private label products and packaging

With retailer consolidation continuing, private label quality improving and consumer acceptance on the rise, store brands gained share in most frozen and dairy categories over