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New CEO at Ready Pac

Ready Pac Foods Inc. announced Tony Sarsam will serve as its new chief executive officer.

October 23, 2013

Sarsam began his career with the Frito-Lay division at PepsiCo, where he spent 20 years.

On-Trend Appetizers

Restaurant patrons are beginning more meals with appetizers.

Darren Tristano

October 22, 2013

Restaurant patrons are beginning more meals with appetizers, according to Technomic’s new “Starters, Small Plates & Sides Consumer Trend Report.”

Affecting Children's Food Behaviors

The ways parents or caregivers interact with children around mealtimes can have unintended consequences.

October 11, 2013

A study found that teenagers' negative attitudes toward eating -- or eating psychopathology -- may result from their perceptions of their parents' attitudes about food.

Kraft, Cracker Barrel Reach Retail Settlement

Kraft Foods and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store have reached an agreement that will allow the restaurant operator to begin selling its packaged meat products in retail stores.

October 11, 2013

The line, to be called CB Old Country Store, will include bacon, ham and lunch meats.

Using the Noodle

A survey found that 59% of U.S. adults eat noodles or a pasta dish at least once a week.

October 9, 2013

Nearly four out of five (78%) noodle or pasta eaters said meat, such as meatballs, is among their favorite topping for any noodle dish.

New Schwan's CEO

The Schwan Food Company announced that Dimitrios Smyrnios will serve as its next chief executive officer.

October 8, 2013

He succeeds Gregory Flack.

Americans and Nutrition

Nearly eight in 10 Americans say they are at least somewhat knowledgeable about nutrition.

October 2, 2013

New research from the International Food Information Council shows several wide gaps between consumers' perception of the adequacy of their diets and reality.

Bad Dates

Americans are needlessly losing money and dumping billions of pounds of perfectly good food every year because they are misguided by expiration dates on groceries.

October 2, 2013

A study highlights the confusion caused by America's food expiration date labeling practices and makes recommendations for a new system of food date labeling.

CVC Completes Purchase of Campbell's European Simple Meals Biz

Campbell Soup has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its European simple meals business to CVC Capital Partners.

October 2, 2013

Following the completion of information and consultation procedures conducted with its European and local works councils in accordance with applicable laws, Campbell has entered into a binding share purchase agreement with CVC.

School Guideline Status

Some 94% of U.S. school districts are expected to meet updated federal nutrition standards for lunches by the end of the 2012-13 academic year.

October 1, 2013

However, many school districts say that their current kitchen equipment and infrastructure limit their ability to do so and that foodservice staff need more training as they work to implement the USDA guidelines.