First order of business—congratulations to Hormel Foods Corp. for receiving Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2013 Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year award. We received a great deal of online nominations from some top-name processors, however Hormel Foods showcased exemplary efforts in surpassing its own sustainable measures. 

Get out from inside the freezer and soak up the sun, all while learning the relationship between profit and sustainability in today’s temperature-controlled logistics industry.

Nominate your company or a refrigerated and/or frozen foods processor/customer today for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ annual Sustainable Supply Chain of the Year award.

IPPE 2013 sets the record with more than 1,150 exhibitors and 430,000 square feet.

We’ve all done it—made New Year’s resolutions that come March, might as well get thrown in the trash.

This year’s election brought mudslinging, bad-mouthing and a country so divided that people were actually de-friending and un-following “friends” via their social media accounts.

According to the Chinese New Year, 2012 is the year of the dragon, but for many in the refrigerated and frozen foods industry, it was more like the year of mergers, acquisitions, buyouts, sellouts, resignations and new retail product launches.

According to the Chinese New Year, 2012 is the year of the dragon, but for many in the refrigerated and frozen foods industry, it was the year of change.

Innovation, strategic positioning and a newly expanded plant make McCain Foods the biggest company many U.S. consumers have never heard of.

McCain Foods’ Plover, Wis., facility underwent a $34 million renovation to increase throughput and quality and keep up with consumers’ ever-changing demands.