Price Chopper has introduced PICS-brand frozen skillet meals that can be quickly cooked on the stove. They come in two flavors: Pesto Rotini and Four Cheese Gnocchi. In other Price Chopper news, the retailer is now selling vegetable seed packets under its Market 32 brand. Selections include Snap Peas, Zucchini and Bell Pepper.
One of the best-selling items at Kowalski’s Markets in the Twin Cities is its private label fresh juices. Squeezed daily by its local produce partner, the lineup includes orange juice, grapefruit juice, tangerine juice and citrus splash.
Leah McGrath, registered dietitian at Ingles Markets, Asheville, N.C., promotes Ingles products and services and healthy living by writing columns for news publications. For instance, one column in the Asheville Citizen Times focused on yogurt and how the Food and Drug Administration is now allowing a qualified health claim on dairy-based yogurts – as long as they meet the standard of identity for yogurt.