Ice Cream Scoops

Ysco Probiotic Fruity Tastes Good,
And is Good for Digestive Health

R&R in Europe Isn’t ‘Rest and Relaxation’:
It’s the Biggest Ice Cream Merger Ever

Frenzel Rolls Out ‘Energy Surge’
Oxygen-Enhanced Fruit Sorbet

QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine

With US Economic Uncertainty for 2008,
Are Hard Times Ahead for Shrimp Market?
New strategies are needed to deal with weak dollar as well as possible downturn or recession in the United States, one of the world’s leading destinations for imported shrimp and other high-value frozen seafood and fishery products.

Was Saint Nicholas Naughty or Nice
In Delivering End-of-Year Sales Results?
As this story was filed, numbers were still being crunched but optimism was in the air. Demand for seafood products is healthy, and the strong euro makes for buying opportunities – but rising production costs tend to offset that advantage. Look for higher consumer prices in 2008.

High Tide of New Seafood Products from Iglo,
Plus Two Vivactiv Healthy Soybean Offerings

After 59 Years, SeaPak Shrimp
Extends Range to Fillets, Crab

Dawnfresh, Canadian Firm Join
On Compostable Shrimp Packs

Potato Business Update

Benelux Bumper Crop Relaxes Prices,
After Sky-high Levels the Year Before
A return to “normalcy,” whatever that may mean these days, is welcomed alike by processors and buyers of finished potato products. Expanding markets, both in Europe and in the developing world, are increasingly hungry for value-added spuds ranging from fries to mash.

News From Europe

Vegetable Firms Hot Commodities in ’07,
As Green Scene Becomes Less Serene
Scarcity of precious peas reaches historic level in Europe. Couple that with zero or near-zero carryover of key vegetable varieties, and it is no surprise that prices are shooting up.

Brothers Guy and Luc Van den Broeke,
Achim Schön Shine Golden in Cologne
Golden Ice Crystal honors presented to executive directors of Van den Broeke-Lutosa and chairman of R&R Ice Cream in special ceremony awards ceremony during Anuga.

Retail Frozen Food Market in Denmark Marked by Several Contradictory Trends
Ready meals are on the rise, while poultry is in decline. Danes look for healthy eating options, yet consume relatively little seafood, and spend less time shopping and cooking.

Store Brand Trends

Frozen Private Label Sales in Germany Soar
at Nation’s Deep Discount Outlets
Economy retailers like Aldi, Plus and Lidl have long undercut name brands, but not just with cheap offerings. Their innovative lines include relatively upscale, healthy and organic products.

Frozen Pizza Review

Variety’s the Spice of German Pizza,
As Rivals Strive to Top Each Other
How do Germans love their pizza? Let us count the ways: Stone oven, unbaked, thin crust, doughy crust, organic, Italian, American, children’s, in XL size, as mini snacks and more.

DiGiorno’s Italian Flavor Goes Ultimate;
California Pizza Kitchen Raging for Cajun

Frozen Foods in North America

Move Over Cake and Pie Products,
Make Room for Cookies and Brownies
The retail frozen dessert market excluding ice cream was worth over $595 million in the USA in 2007, according to Information Resources, Inc. The pies category dominated, accounting for almost $353 million of the total. Cheesecakes rang up $76 million in sales.

Helen’s Foods Debuts Line of
Frozen Organic Comfort Foods

Food Product Safety

Frozen Beef Recalls Sink One Company,
Spark Calls for Reforms in Inspection
Pot pies and pizza also caught up in headline bad news. One major manufacturer changes cooking instructions for pot pies. Suppliers in Canada as well as in United States affected.

Warehousing World

Busy Times at Coldstores in Holland,
As Operators Keep up With the Pace
Multiple factors converge to result in tight space availability at Dutch refrigerated warehouses during 2007. Are rates, therefore, poised to rise at long last? Maybe.

‘Big Wheels’ Keep on Turning
For Frigo Group Logistics Clients

BFFF: Keeping Frozen Food a Bit Less Cold
Could Help in Reducing Carbon Footprint

AmeriCold Tops in Warehouse Capacity,
Or Is It Eimskip? Numbers Tell Two Tales
Two conglomerates, one counted whole, one by parts, in annual IARW survey.

Frozen Foods Forum

Frozen Food ’07 Menu Serves
Chinese Takeout & More