Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino's Pizza last year introduced a new line of oven-baked sandwiches and says that "overnight [it] became the largest sandwich delivery company in America."
One of the industry's largest suppliers of frozen potato, appetizer and vegetable products, ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, said it formed the "Lamb Weston Collaborative."
Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, reported that General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, has begun a $72 million expansion at its Wellston, Ohio, plant.
American consumers plan to enter this year's holiday season more hopeful, resulting in consumer confidence to selectively open their wallets wider than the 2008 holiday season.
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.
Food industry observers expected today that Kraft Foods Inc. might further discuss its reported plans to halve its base of an estimated 70,000 suppliers.
Poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride Corporation, Pittsburg, Texas, and several of its subsidiaries will file a joint plan of reorganization and disclosure statement under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.