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Rollout: New Food Products for December 2008

New food products guaranteed to whet the appetite.
Post Date: 11/26/2008
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Product Spotlight: An entrée salad – without the lettuce

Hillshire Farm makes an interesting but confusing entrée salad that should be marketed as a kit or starter.
Post Date: 11/20/2007
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Product Spotlight: Chips on the fish

Gorton’s adds potato chip crunch to fish fillets for a delightful difference.
Post Date: 05/07/2007
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Glacial growth for frozen dinners

Americans love frozen dinners and entrees for their convenience, are impressed by the recent innovations in ease of preparation and are motivated to purchase new frozen products that look appealing in the store. With variety and healthier alternatives, this category holds greater potential.
Post Date: 09/01/2006
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Coming to a grocery near you …

The annual FMI show provides a look at the many innovative products hoping to find space on the shelf.
Post Date: 07/25/2006
Author: Diane Toops, David Feder and Dave Fusaro

Editor’s Plate: Healthier products abound at this year’s FMI show

The FMI show proved food processors are trying their best to formulate with the Dietary Guidelines in mind.
Post Date: 06/01/2006
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Rollout: The best of June’s new food products

This month's debutantes include Birds Eye Steamfresh veggies; Wishbone Salad Spritzers; Kellogg's Granola Munch'ems and Special K Snack Bites; 100 calorie packs from Frito-Lay; Dr Pepper Berries & Cream; McCormick Finishing Sauces.
Post Date: 05/31/2006
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Product Spotlight: A steamy story of dressed-up vegetables

Birds Eye Steam & Serve offers quality vegetables expertly prepared with a gourmet sauce … at nearly 3 bucks.
Post Date: 05/23/2006
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

The Pacesetters: Top-selling new products

IRI’s top-selling products of 2005 deliver lessons (good and bad) in taste, nutrition, convenience and performance.
Post Date: 04/25/2006
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Product Spotlight: Pizza for ‘adult time’

Schwan’s Red Baron Gold Edition frozen pizza focuses on familiar but premium ingredients, not the crust…and succeeds in delivering an upscale experience.
Post Date: 02/24/2006
Author: Hollis Ashman and Jacqueline Beckley, Consumer Understanding Editors

Rollout: February's most interesting new food products

Hershey's Kissables; Birds Eye’s Herb Garden Collection; Quaker Life with yogurt; DiGiorno’s wheat pizza; Cheez-It Fiesta; Seattle’s Best Coffee at home.
Post Date: 01/31/2006
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Rollout: January's most interesting new products

Birds Eye Steam & Serve side dishes; Kraft’s healthier mac & cheese; frozen premium fruit from Dole; Crystal Light for bottled water; Mega M&M’s; Pepperidge Farm Chocolate Dipped cookies
Post Date: 12/21/2005
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Rollout: December's most interesting new food products

A look at holiday products: new beef cut; Jones' unusual soda flavors; Eagle dessert in a kit; brown sugar Splenda; Ore-Ida frozen roasted potatoes; a gift for Fido; a better butter wrapper.
Post Date: 11/30/2005
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2005 Innovation Awards: Works of art

Our editors, readers and advisors pick the masterpieces of 2005 (and a couple of potboilers) with an eye toward healthier eating.
Post Date: 11/28/2005
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Category Report: Ice cream licker shock

Despite a problematic 2004, ice cream sales – and innovation – come roaring back.
Post Date: 09/23/2005
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Rollout: October's most interesting new food products

New products from Schwan’s/Red Baron, Pepperidge Farm, Europe’s Best fruits; spray flavors from celebrity Chef David Burke; an energy drink from Anheuser-Busch; a PepsiCo milk.
Post Date: 09/23/2005
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Rollout: August’s most interesting new food products

Performance beans from Jelly Belly; Stouffer’s creates a bistro; Dove flies to new categories; Coke’s new Zero; keeping Chips Ahoy fresh; Herr’s buttermilk ranch popcorn.
Post Date: 07/26/2005
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

New packages can enliven mature products

Revitalizing the health of your brand or product may be only a package change away — just ask StarKist, Pringles, Corbett Canyon and Birds Eye.
Post Date: 06/28/2005
Author: Kate Bertrand

Rollout: July's most interesting new food products

Kraft's South Beach lineup, Hot Pockets subs, McCormick's Veggie Steamers, Domino's new sugar container, Yoplait fortified smoothies, Nestea Ice.
Post Date: 06/27/2005
Author: Diane Toops, News & Trends Editor

Bix-Box Orthodox: Chicago Grocers Bristle at Outsize CompetitionWashingtonPost.com

Post Date: 04/19/2005
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