Just in time for summer, Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, Oakland, Calif., is introducing Nestlé Delicias frozen dessert paletas (fruit bar novelties) and scoopable dairy desserts (helados).
Internet grocer Peapod, Skokie, Ill., is offering its own “restaurant-caliber” Chef Express Smart Selections prepared meals, developed by Chicago chef Michael Foley.
Stepping outside its coffee and baked goods menu, Dunkin’ Donuts, Canton, Mass., has begun offering a Wake-Up Wrap, the chain’s first sandwich featuring a tortilla.
The more, the merrier. Or perhaps it’s “the more, the meatier.” Hormel Foods, Austin, Minn., expanded its line of seasoned Hormel Always Tender dinner meats.
Although it already comes in its own - often edible - natural packaging, fruit still is not the most convenient food. In fact, the Produce for Better Health Foundation says 90 percent of Americans don’t eat the recommended four servings of fruit each day.