Frozen Foods

Portland Shellfish, a Maine-based provider of top-quality, fresh, frozen and pasteurized Maine lobster, Jonah crab, and Maine shrimp products to the retail and foodservice channels, has rolled out three items to new consumer audiences in key New England markets.

On the heels of Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Kosher gourmet supermarket Pomegranate’s announced plans to offer new selections and recipes for the High Holidays celebrated by Jewish consumers, other grocers have rolled out their own programs.

Gluten Free Café™ from The Hain Celestial Group has expanded its offering with the launch of two new frozen entrées.

Earth’s Best® has expanded its Sesame Street® toddler food line with frozen French Toast Sticks. The 70 percent organic items are made with organic whole grain wheat and provide 9 grams of whole grains per serving.

In line with recent studies finding that fish sticks made with whole fish fillets are preferred more than 10 to one over fish sticks made with minced fish, Van de Kamp’s® and Mrs. Paul’s® Crunchy Fish Sticks offer products made from 100 percent whole white fish fillets.

The Grocery Manufacturers Association’s (GMA) kicked off its 2009 Executive Conference on Sunday, Aug. 30, held this year at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The confernece, which brings together thought leaders from around the world to share and promote new ideas and successful business practices for succeeding in today’s challenging economy, wraps today with sessions focused on local competition and social networking.

Pacific Natural Foods is rolling out an all natural line of artisan-styled frozen pizza on a Fire-Baked Thin Crust.

Food Lion, LLC received the Distinguished Partner Award from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its commitment to deploying advanced refrigeration technology at new stores in its 11-state footprint.