Frozen Foods

The latest iteration of Food Lion, LLC’s continuing commitment to environmental sustainability took shape with the opening of the grocer’s — and the state of South Carolina’s — first environmentally friendly grocery store in the Summit Commons Shopping Center.

Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Birds Eye Foods, Inc. from a holding company controlled by Vestar Capital Partners, Pro-Fac Cooperative and Birds Eye management in a deal valued at $1.3 billion.

Stonyfield Farm’s new packaging and redesigned Web site aim to convey a clear message to consumers about the wholesomeness of its organic and natural dairy products.

As part of an ambitious capital investment plan across Indiana and Illinois, The Kroger Co.’s 151-store Central Division this week cut the ribbon on a $9 million replacement store in Speedway, Ind., marking the largest store in the metro Indianapolis region.

Not content with offering a wide selection of shelf-stable pan-Asian foods, including All Natural Sauces, Noodles & Sauce, Noodle Bowls, Soup Bowls, Sushi Wraps and Rice Express products, San Rafael, Calif.-based Annie Chun’s, Inc. will branch into the frozen section this spring with two new products: Organic Potstickers and Mini Wontons.

In a year when consumers were looking to cut back anywhere they could, private label made inroads in a lot of categories, but took the biggest slices from segments like baby food and frozen pizza.

As a means of expanding its role as the only grocery delivery service serving park-and-ride commuters in its core marketing territory, St. Cloud, Minn.-based CobornsDelivers this week inaugurated service to Northstar Commuter Rail travelers at the Coon Rapids-Riverdale Station (3050 Northdale Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids).

Emmy-award winning children’s animated TV series “Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!” has signed on with two new food partners, MaMa Rosa’s refrigerated pizza and First Juice Brand.