After growing by double digits for a couple years, refrigerated-entree sales growth has slowed a bit, down to 4.2% in calendar year 2013 and slightly better at 5.9% for the 52 weeks ending Jan. 26, 2014, according to data from IRI, a Chicago-based market research firm (@iriworldwide).
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