Retail & FoodService

Sara Lee Foodservice, a division of The Hillshire Brands Company, today introduces Chef Pierre Luxe Layers perfect flavor pairings, a collection of four pies that combine two distinctive flavors separated by a “midcrust.” The new pie offering enables operators to provide an upscale pie offering at a midrange price. …

Wegmans Food Markets has discontinued its seasonal consumer price-freeze list, saying the economy has improved enough to do so. …

Delhaize Group, the Belgian international food retailer, announced that it has appointed Frans Muller as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 8, 2013. Mr. Muller will succeed Pierre-Olivier Beckers, who will remain available to advise the new CEO until year-end and continue to serve on the Board of Directors in a non-executive capacity thereafter. In order to ensure a seamless transition, Mr. Muller will join the company on October 14, 2013, prior to assuming the role of CEO. …

Belgium-based Delhaize America, which owns the Hannaford supermarket chain, opened the first store that chills and freezes foods using carbon dioxide instead of super-greenhouse gas HFCs. …

Vendors prepared for a flood of people as the new Downtown Market opened in Grand Rapids. Community leaders hope the giant new indoor market will become a year-round regional attraction.

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