Last year found Michelina’s - at age 17 no less - changing its name to Bellisio Foods Inc. in recognition of founder Jeno Paulucci’s ancestral home of Bellisio Solfare, Italy.
In a January 2008 report titled, Convenience Foods in the U.S.: Fresh and Frozen, Packaged Facts, New York, wrote that retailers - and refrigerated and frozen prepared convenience foods, in particular - will benefit greatly from busier consumer lifestyles, Americans’ growing concern with health and their interest in ethnic cuisines and flavors.
Consumers are turning back to comfort foods, says Helen's Foods, which recently added two Comfort Meals to its line of certified organic, frozen entrees.
Campbell Soup Co. announced it will sell its Australian snack foods business and close a plant in Canada in order to cut costs and focus on its core businesses.