Frozen Foods

Healthy Choice's latest line of steaming entrees is a real breakthrough for microwavable frozen meals.

Hungry-Man Frozen Dinners and Entrées, the iconic brand owned by Mountain Lakes, N.J.-based Pinnacle Foods, LLC, has now launched Pub Favorites

Arlington Heights, Ill.-based Federated Group and Grocers Supply Inc. of Houston have entered into a joint venture with the goal of expanding the Grocers Supply’s Parade program.

Natural and organic foods retailer Whole Foods Market has teamed up with Chef Ann Cooper, the nation’s “Renegade Lunch Lady,” for a second year to raise awareness of healthier school food through a project that will fund salad bars for public schools across the country.

As a way to offer its customers a competitive in-store advantage on premium fish and shellfish products, Bi-Lo, LLC has formed a partnership with North Coast Seafood, a third-generation primary processor of North Atlantic seafood to become the only Southeast retailer to offer this variety of fresh product to shoppers, while Price Chopper Supermarkets, a Golub Corp. company, has joined forces with Local Ocean, becoming the first supermarket retailer in the United States to provide customers with the provider’s sustainable, “locally grown” sea bream.

Walgreens unveiled its new expanded food selection in several Chicago communities identified as food deserts, or areas that lack access to basic foods necessary to maintain a healthy diet.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. is encouraging family health, fitness and togetherness this back-to-school season with two offerings through Sept. 30: The Family Fitness Fun Challenge, at www.TakeaHealthyBite.com, offers fitness-minded families savings on the company’s natural and organic products, and consumers can send in register receipts from their purchases of those items to receive Sports Authority Gift Cards for use in buying sporting equipment and athletic gear to help parents and kids stay in shape.

As gluten-free foods continue to gain in consumer popularity and store-shelf prominence, manufacturers are offering a wider range of products to appeal to those suffering from celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, and their families, as well as to shoppers who wish simply to reduce or eliminate their gluten intake. Following are some recently introduced offerings: