Nielsen Holdings N.V., said it acquired the Perishables Group, Inc., a West Dundee, Ill. (Chicago) specialist in fresh food consulting and category development.

Frozen food sales have slowed since the recession officially ended.

While consumers around the world are more confident about the year ahead, Americans still seem relatively unconvinced there will be drastic improvement.

Refrigerated and frozen food processors developing green and/or sustainable products now can tap into analytic research from the Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleysville, Pa.

Last year, food and beverage processors introduced nearly 50,000 new products out of a total 122,743 new UPC offerings in U.S. grocery, drug and mass merchandise stores.

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) launched an industry-wide initiative to promote private label brands.