Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc., El Segundo, Calif., said new 40- to 45-ounce prepared meals -- introduced just last month -- already have become big sellers.
Frozen pizza and hand-held entree processor Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., said it hired industry veteran Brian Demos to lead Little Lady's R&D and technical services departments.
IMC Licensing, Louisville, Ky., said it will begin developing a portfolio of new brand-building licensed food and non-food products under terms of representation agreement with Pinnacle Foods Group LLC.
Its global slogan reads, “Good Food. Good Life.” For that matter, CPG giant Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, could take it further and add “good year” to the list.
Tom Finn and John Zimmerman were promoted at Rosina Food Products Inc., a Buffalo, N.Y., processor of frozen pasta,entree, meatball, sausage and pizza topping products.
Frozen entrees and snacks from ConAgra Foods, Kraft Foods and Tyson Foods were among last year's top-selling new products according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI).