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.
George Weston Limited said its subsidiary, Weston Foods (Canada) Inc. purchased ACE Bakery, a Toronto baker of frozen artisan and European-style rustic bread varieties, for $110 million.
One of the nation's largest public refrigerated warehouse operators, Millard Refrigerated Services, Omaha, Neb., said it simplified its brand identity and now will known as Millard.
Although consumers are still reeling from the aftershock created by the global economic crisis, they have learned lessons, changed behaviors, adapted and created a new way of life.
T.G.I. Friday's says it "has paid close attention to the evolving tastes of its consumers" and answered the call with more than 20 "fresh and exciting" new dishes.
As more consumers take a "green" approach to purchases, food retailers are turning to their product processor-vendors for greater evidence of sustainability initiatives.
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