Fancy Foods history

The first big break came when an American Airlines executive had a Bloody Mary at an Airport bar and liked it so much he ordered Taylor's mix to be served on American's flights." ---"Nation's Drinkers High in Popular Bloody Mary Mixes, David Einstein, Los Angeles Times, August 25, 1983 (p.

Drinks: your choice of liquor, wines, fruit juices and sodas." ---"Guest Book: The Cocktail Party Revival, Anne Willan, Washington Post, December 1, 1985 (p.

The first store, located in Durham, was completely "vegetarian." In 1986, it moved to a larger space two blocks up the street, and in response to consumer demand, added fish, poultry and meat.

Amrion was founded in Boulder, Colorado on August 18, 1987 by father and son team Henry and Mark Crossen, originally under the name of Bioenergy Nutrients, Inc.

But unlike the food crises which used to rack the pre-industrial world, this one took place among food surpluses, not shortages." ---Revolution at the Table: The Transformation of the American Diet, Harvey Levenstein [Oxford University Press:New York] 1988 (p.

In 1989, the Gerbers partnered with Jim Oppenheimer to relocate to a 6800 square foot store two miles away.

After beginning his career with Kraft Foods as a food packaging engineer in May 1990, Mr.

Wellspring Grocery joined Whole Foods Market in November of 1991.

At the time of its acquisition by Whole Foods Market in 1992, Bread & Circus was the largest natural food retailer in the Northeast.

Eight additional stores were opened in 1993 including expansion into the Philadelphia and Chicago markets.

Our line of products will conform to the guidelines established by the California Organic Foods Act of 1994.

The dizzying effects he achieves are left for others to rhapsodize." ---"An Edible Complex: The diminutive Alfred Portale has a talent for making a mountain out of a morel," Molly O'Neill, New York Times, March 12, 1995 (p.

At the time of the merger with Whole Foods Market in 1996, Fresh Fields had 22 stores open in four different market areas: Washington/ Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York/New Jersey/Connecticut and Chicago.

After supplying our stores with specialty and organic coffees, teas and brewing equipment for many years, Allegro joined the Whole Foods Market family in December of 1997.

In October 1998, John moved to Sacramento, California, to establish and head the global product development team for Sunshine Organic Foods.

In October of 1999, WholeFoods.com merged with Amrion to form a new e-commerce subsidiary, WholePeople.com.

Whole Foods Market closed the deal acquiring Food For Thought in February of 2000.

In an effort to extend the leading cracker brand beyond its current 46o million in sales, Nabisco is readying a variety of new product introductions, the first among them a new line of Mini Ritz supported with an estimated sio million in advertising beginning in January [2001].

[2002] General Mills will marry its Progresso and Betty Crocker brands when it rolls out Complete Meals this month,the first shelf-stable complete dinner kit under the Betty Crocker brand, to be touted in a national multi-media effort.

The first store outside of London opened in the Clifton area of Bristol in December of 2003.

The seven stores together with central kitchen and warehouse joined Whole Foods Market in January of 2004.

The Oak Brook-based company has added an Asian chicken salad, a spicy chicken sandwich and a stronger coffee blend since January after growth slowed in 2005.

[2006] McDonald's Corp. on Wednesday said it will start selling a snack- size chicken wrap in late July to spur United States sales.The $1.29 Chicken Snack Wrap will be McDonald's newest product, said North America President Ralph Alvarez.

[2007] Responding to consumer demand for convenient, on-the-go meals, Chicken of the Sea International has launched two new products, Peel & Eat Tuna and Salmon Cups; and Lunch Solutions.

[2008] ConAgra Foods, Inc. announced that its Healthy Choice Cafe Steamers product was named "best selling new food or beverage product through mid-year 2008" by Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), the world's leading provider of consumer, shopper, and retail market intelligence and insights.