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Little Lady Foods
R&FF: Top 150
Little Lady Foods was ranked 18th among industry leaders in the meals and entrees category.

Crain's Chicago Business: Chicago's Largest Privately Held Companies  
Little Lady Foods was listed as 150th on the Crain’s List of Chicago’s Largest Privately Held Companies for 2006.

Crain’s Chicago Business: Little Lady Foods (download)
“Little Lady Foods is expanding faster than the country’s waistline.”  

R&FF: Pizza - New Items, Promos Driving Pizza Sales
“Little Lady Foods, Elk Grove Village, Ill., reports strong private label growth from its stone fired, super thin, and artisan crust products.”

R&FF: New Products - Healthful Pizzas
“Little Lady Foods is happy to announce its Wellness pizza varieties into the fastest-growing segment of the frozen pizza category.”

Little Lady Growing Up Fast (download)

 

Industry/Products
R&FF: In Pursuit of Premium (sandwiches)
“The sandwich is becoming more of an art form.  People are having Panini sandwiches in restaurants and then want to prepare them at home for dinner.”

R&FF: Rise and Dine (breakfast)
“Perhaps the biggest influence on portable breakfast is the breakfast sandwich.”

Frozen Food Age: More Pizzazz with Pizza (download)
“Over the last ten years, we, as an industry, have made great strides and now consumers believe in frozen pizza. But retailers need to see the continued growth and should allow for it by adding more freezer space to their sets.”

Morning News Beat: Old News, In A New Light
The Wall Street Journal identifies nine trends that are changing the grocery industry and Kevin Coupe comments.

Pizza Today
Pizza Today.com is a well organized website that showcases articles related to pizza production, new trends in pizza preparation, and recipe suggestions. Pizza Today.com also includes a vendor directory that presents everything in the pizza business from apparel to sauces.

Pizza Marketing Quarterly (PMQ)
Pizza Marketing Quarterly: PMQ.com gives pizza industry information in great detail. This is a very comprehensive and informative site.

AboutPizza.com
This site gives information about the history of pizza, different styles of pizza, and serving suggestions. About Pizza.com displays general information to the pizza novice in a well organized and colorful format.

Forbes: Vegetarian (and organic) Sales Get Meaty
Vegetarian food sales doubled since 1998, hitting $1.6 billion in 2003. The market is forecast to grow another 61% by 2008, according to Mintel, a global market research firm.

Frozen Food Age Article: More Pizzazz with Pizza(download)