date:Mar 12, 2013
The steady growth of prepared foods at retail, researchers at the market research firm concluded, may be spurred by retailers -- as prepared food margins in general strengthened -- looking at their prepared food programs as profit centers rather than just traffic drivers as they had in the past.
Technomic spokespeople reiterated what they have said recently: that retailers will need to continue to raise the bar on their meal solutions offerings, especially as the economy improves and consumers