Consumers' new home-centric behaviors are creating new opportunities for consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers, according to Krista Faron, senior analyst for Mintel International Group LLC, Chicago.
Its global slogan reads, “Good Food. Good Life.” For that matter, CPG giant Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, could take it further and add “good year” to the list.
Want to talk about heart healthy cuisine? Professional heart surgeon Peter Praeger has introduced four new all natural frozen items to his Dr. Praeger’s Sensible Foods line.
Branching further into entrees and appetizers, Blue Horizon Organic Seafood Co., Aptos, Calif., used this year's Natural Products Expo West convention in Anaheim, Calif., to launch four Blue Horizon Natural Vegetarian Skillet Meals.
What do you do when consumers won’t go out to eat? You bring the restaurant to their kitchens. Actually, Pittsburgh’s H.J. Heinz Co. is the one putting the T.G.I. Friday’s restaurant meal experience in the freezercase.
Organic Bistro Whole Life Meals, Scottsdale, Ariz., said it will announce the national rollout of its healthy and convenient frozen meal line at Natural Products Expo East in Boston.
In the 1930s, one Hollywood hit with wide appeal starring William Powell and Myrna Loy ironically was named “The Thin Man.” Now, care to guess what nutritional food product has the widest appeal to U.S. consumers? A brand with “lean” in its name.
What does leadership look like in the competitive world of frozen foods? Sometimes the answer comes from unlikely sources - such as hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, someone also known for his work in icy arenas.