Capitalizing on mini-sandwich and burger trends in casual dining and quick-serve restaurants, Nestle Prepared Foods Co., Solon, Ohio, has introduced Hot Pockets SIDESHOTS, a line of on-the-go sandwich snacks.

It's a healthy on-the-go snack for kids ages two to four. That's how The Dannon Company, White Plains, N.Y., describes new Dan-o-nino yogurt.

In a January 2008 report titled, Convenience Foods in the U.S.: Fresh and Frozen, Packaged Facts 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.