Diversified frozen foods processor Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y., said it purchased property in Lithonia, Ga., that includes a 189,000-square-foot food manufacturing facility.
Campbell Soup Company, Camden, N.J.., said it marked the 50th anniversary of its acquisition of Pepperidge Farm with a $50,000 donation to the Christian Community Action and the Open Door Shelter.
Consumer markets researcher Packaged Facts projects the market for frozen convenience foods will grow 2 percent by year-end to reach sales of $17 billion in 2010.
Frozen bakery products contributed growth to Ralcorp Holdings Inc.,St. Louis, which reported its sales and earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2010.
Contract frozen foods processor Overhill Farms, Inc., Los Angeles, said it will become the exclusive licensee to produce retail frozen Boston Market items.
At its 66th annual membership meeting in San Francisco, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) appointed H.V. “Skip” Shaw, Jr. as group's president and CEO.
Frozen entree leader Nestle Prepared Foods Company, Solon, Ohio, said it will cut sodium content in its products by another 10 percent from reductions made earlier this decade.