QFFI's Global Seafood Magazine

Thai Shrimpers Seek Better Prices;
Tilapia Farms Getting New Support
Thai Frozen Food Association works with government to bolster exporters’ bottom lines without putting heavy burden on taxpayers. Put options could be used if prices fall too low.

MPEDA and Sysco Team Up

New King Crab Season in Full Swing

Major New Vietnamese Shrimp Factory
Set to Go into Operation in Two Years

United States Seafood Consumption Declines;
NFI Sees Health Risk

News From Europe

Prospects Good for Rising Sale of Frozens,
Seen as Comfort Food in Uncertain Times
The current poor economic climate is actually stimulating demand, as consumers regard frozen food products as terrific value for money, says UK coldstore executive Garry Tilburn.

Ready Meal Market Flourishing in France
Despite Impact of Deepening Recession
Prepared foods outpace frozen food generally by about tenfold, and now account for nearly a third of retail sales. While Findus and Nestlé battle for brand leadership, innovative private label products continue to dominate the frozen ready meal cuisine scene.

While French Prefer Restaurant Pizza,
Innovative Freezer Pleasers Heat Up
Tasty, reasonably-priced products are in abundant supply for convenience-minded shoppers to try. From Buitoni Four à Pierre to McCain Legumania, there is plenty from which to choose.

Wagner’s Kinder Picolinis Line
Made to Measure for Kids Market

Deploying Three-Way Strategy, apetito Aims
To Increase Retail Sales of Ready Meals

Galileo Rolls Out the MiniBurger in
Maxi Way at Anuga ’09 in Cologne

News from East Asia

Agrarfrost Arrives in China with Quality Products
and Local Sales Team

Preferred Freezer Services Building
its Largest Coldstore in China

Frozen Foods in North America

Organic Frozen Food in the USA Market:
Big Opportunities as Well as Challenges
Organic frozen food and ice cream have shown rapid growth in recent years, but that was before recession-era penny-pinching. Private label lines may bolster sales more these days.

Cuisine Solutions Retrenches;
Delists Stock, Goes Private

Potato Business Update

Burger King is Working with Lamb Weston
To Market Retail Specialty French Fries Line

Potato Woes, Exchange Rate
Impact Pinguin-Lutosa Sales

Golden Anniversay Supplement

Quick Frozen Foods International Magazine
Celebrates 50 Golden Years of Publication

51 Years of Serving Gutes Essen:
The Delicious Essence of apetito

Daloon, Leading Spring Roll Maker,
Nears its Own Golden Anniversary

Back to the Present and into the Future:
Prospects for the UK Frozen Food Industry

Ice Cream Scoops

The R&R Ice Cream Group –
Fast and Agile on its Way to the Top

Warehousing World

Solar Flares Green in Garden State,
Generating Electricity at Hall’s Warehouses
With over 20,000 solar panels producing 3.2 megawatts of energy, the company is second to none when it comes to rooftop solar power output among private industries in New Jersey.

New Warehouse Operator
Takes Charge at Port of Corpus Christi

Second Frigo Logistics Center in Poland
Comes on Line on Record Time in Radomsko

2009 Global Frozen Foods Almanac

West Best in Frozen Food Growth;
Central Europe Still Lags Behind
Food for Thought forecast is for slower growth in former Communist countries than in Western Europe. Current tonnage growth is sluggish overall, but prices are up.

German Frozen Food Market Still Growing
Despite Impact of Recession on Consumers

Holding up Despite the Recession
US retail poundage down slightly, but dollar volume up, even as Walmart takes business away from conventional supermarkets. Foodservice sector apparently still gaining.

Frozen Food Sales in Sharp Drop;
New Regime May Curb Imports
With Japanese population shrinking, and aging, industry faces challenging times ahead.

Frozen Food Forum

Golden Ice Crystal Awards Go to Thomas Dafgard
And Manfred Sassen for their Shining Marks of Distinction