Frozen Foods

Recent studies indicate that Americans of all ages are failing to get their daily recommended servings of fruits and veggies — despite the fact that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can help maintain a healthy weight and reduce the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease and some cancers (State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009).

Read much consumer research and you start to wonder whether people are passing the time during the recession by compiling lists of all the things they’ve stopped buying.

United Supermarkets has bought 15 acres near Ft. Worth, Texas’ Alliance Airport, with plans to build a 200,000-square-foot distribution center to serve 16 locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Abilene and Wichita Falls.

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. has named Robert Mould VP of Grocery. In this position, he will oversee the sales and merchandising of all grocery, dairy and frozen foods for the Southeastern grocer.

Campbell Soup Co. and the Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) have joined forces to show people how to incorporate more vegetables in their diets, for optimal health. Currently, seven out of 10 Americans aren’t getting the recommended average of five vegetable servings daily.

Ruiz Foods, Inc. has launched an FSI brand-awareness promotion in conjunction with the national distribution of Tornados to retail grocery stores and supercenters.

The home front has become the battlefront in the consumer’s war against shrinking incomes and budgets. Home-cooked meals have replaced restaurant dining.

Canadian company Garden Protein International, Inc.’s (GPI) gardein line of healthy, convenient meat-free frozen foods is now available in the United States.