Frozen Foods

Duane Reade’s new location in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City marks the debut of greatly expanded fresh food and grocery sections offering such items as fresh sandwiches, single-serve entrees, baked goods and freshly packed salads and vegetables.

In the thick of the meat-and-potato selling season, a new promotional partnership combining Cargill ground beef with Ore-Ida potato products provides grocery retailers with a turnkey comfort food combo deal packed with helpful recipes and discount coupons to entice consumers during late winter and early spring.

Jamba Juice Co., the Emeryville, Calif.-based company that owns and franchises 742 Jamba Juice stores across the United States.

The changing economy is changing consumers’ deli and prepared foods spending patterns, according to the “What’s In Store 2010” report from the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association (IDDBA), which bears looking at even as 2010 progresses.

Manufacturers of foodservice equipment are keeping pace with the growth of dining away from home and the increasing takeout segment by producing products that allow operators to prepare food faster, more efficiently, cheaper and with an increasing commitment to the environment.

With food safety a top-of-mind concern for suppliers, retailers and consumers alike, a recent Harris Poll of 2,010 adults found that four in 10 (42 percent) Americans attributed, at least in part, an illness they’ve suffered over the past two years to something they ate.

A recent investigation by Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection found that half of the frozen fish packages it tested contained less product than the labels purported, prompting the removal by inspectors of more than 800 packages from the state’s stores — and the Better Seafood Board (BSB) couldn’t be happier about it.

No Name Premium Meats and Seafood has unveiled a line of shrimp skewers in three flavorful varieties: Toasted Sesame, Smokey Barbeque, and Garlic & Herb.