Congratulations to Cafe Spice, 2024 Processor of the Year

Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief — Image courtesy of Rodriguez

A private label powerhouse, Cafe Spice produces its own branded RTE meals as well as co-manufactured and foodservice products for customers including Whole Foods, Kroger and Amazon.

I invite you to learn more about this family-owned business and their journey in our cover story and listen to more in the From the Cold Corner podcast.

Our feature this month looks at flavors and fragrances in cold foods and the Cold Chain Ops column is by John Collins, P.E., director of industrial sales at Zero Zone, with a focus on the cost of ownership for refrigeration systems.

And, our new retail roundup of some of the latest in cold and frozen dips, dressings and condiments.

Be sure to follow us on Linkedin and Facebook – or drop me a line if there’s a cold chain story you’d like to see R&FF cover. Email me at rodriguezk@bnpmedia.com.

Here’s to enjoying lots of refrigerated and frozen foods this holiday season and to a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

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Kelley Rodriguez is the Editor-in-Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods. An award-winning journalist, she has over 15 years’ experience in writing, editing and content curation, with roles in print, television, radio and digital formats. Kelley holds a journalism degree from Otterbein University and an MLIS from Kent State University, both in Ohio.