Feel like fine Italian dining? Now that meal is as close as your kitchen freezer. Buitoni North America, Solon, Ohio, introduced six premium meal kits for two -- including  a pasta entree and accompanying sauce.

Move over pork and turkey! Here's a new flavorful bacon made with only seven ingredients. Moreover, new hardwood smoked chicken bacon from Murray's Chicken, South Fallsburg, N.Y., contains 83 percent less fat than pork bacon with no artificial preservatives or nitrates.

Jamba, Inc., Emeryville, Calif., said it hired Julie Washington as vice president of consumer products, licensing and growth initiatives for Jamba Juice Co.

Now describing itself as a "global powerhouse in snacks, confectionery and quick meals," Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., used the 2010 Food Marketing Institute show in Las Vegas to debut more than 30 new products, including several refrigerated offerings.

Sometimes, there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to hot dogs. That's how Farmland Foods Inc., Kansas City, introduces its Farmland Gold Medal Turkey Cheddar Hot Dog for foodservice operators.

Jamba Inc., Emeryville, Calif., said it has relaunched its California flatbreads platform at Jamba Juice outlets.

ConAgra Foods is literally adding some sizzle to the prepared side dish category.

Want the P.F. Chang's restaurant experience -- without leaving home? P.F. Chang's China Bistro Inc. and Unilever North America have introduced P.F. Chang's Home Menu, eight new premium frozen entrees based on P.F. Chang's bold menu creations.

Taking another cue from pizza restaurant offerings, product developers and marketers at DiGiorno (now part of Nestle Pizza) introduced a combination frozen DiGiorno pizza and breadsticks line.

Keeping its name in front of consumers, casual restaurant operator T.G.I. Friday's, Carrollton, Texas, is introducing three flavored cheddar cheese dips.