• Costco has launched Kirkland Signature Vintage Ale in select locations. The Imperial Stout is brewed using dark chocolate malt, milled oats and Dutch cocoa. It is aged nine months in oak barrels previously used to produce Kentucky Bourbon.
• Twin Cities-area grocer Kowalski’s Markets has launched a line of frozen burritos 
made locally in small batches using its own exclusive recipes. Varieties include Beef; Bean & Cheese; Spicy Beef, Bean & Cheese; Bean & Cheese and Steak Fajita.
• Lunds & Byerly's, Edina, Minn., has a line of premium Norwegian crisp breads. Flavors include Everything, Multi-Seed and Sesame Oat. The crisp breads are crafted in a small, local bakery in Norway.