Edible oil-based foods processor Ventura Foods LLC , Brea, Calif., said Christopher Furman will join the company November 9, 2009 as president and CEO.
MolliCoolz Shakers, made with tiny ice cream beads, hit thousands of stores this year, but overall, new food and beverage product launches are down along with the economy.
Here's an example of "inspired" product development. The Breyers Yogurt Co., Boulder, Colo., has introduced the Breyers Inspirations line with such flavors as Chocolate Chip and Mint Chocolate Chip.
Berto's Gelato & Sorbet, Phoenix, Ariz., said it purchased Charl's Ice Cream Specialties Inc., a Woburn, Mass., processor supplying the retail and foodservice channels.
This summer finds Dreyer's "scooping ice cream and lifting spirits" with its latest offering -- a Slow Churned® light ice cream (limited edition flavor) called, "Red, White & No
More Blues!"
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA), Harrisburg, Pa., and its members produced sales of mammoth proportions in the dairy aisles during the 7th annual June Dairy Month promotion.
It's not hard to find moose tracks in Michigan during the summer time. Actually, Meijer Stores,
based in Grand Rapids, just introduced Moose Tracks Chocolate Chip Mint
to the company's premium private label ice cream line.
Just in time for summer beach season, Unilever,
Englewood Cliffs, N.J., introduces Breyers Smooth & Dreamy, a new
all natural ice cream line with half the fat and 30 percent fewer
calories for "those who are calorie counting but still in need of a
sweet treat."
