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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods' July 2020 Issue: The State of the Industry Report

By Michael Costa
July 2020 State of the Industry
July 6, 2020

Our annual July State of the Industry issue is now ready to read in our redesigned digital magazine--even easier to navigate than before. We also feature our annual North American Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Warehouse Guide put together with the help of the Global Cold Chain Alliance. 

In this issue, we dive deeper into how COVID-19 has not just impacted, but altered many areas of the cold foods supply chain the first half of 2020. It's a mid-year snapshot that also serves as a map for what will likely continue the rest of the year. 

Elsewhere, we go one-on-one with each of our five winners for the 2020 Best New Retail Products Contest, to find out how their foods came to market, and why they're resonating with consumers.

We also feature a female pioneer in cold chain logistics: Karen Reece of Eskimo Cold Storage. She offers practical advice for other women working in the industry, and details her 40-year career path in the process.

This being our 30th anniversary year, we look back and catch up with January 2012 cover subject Reser's Fine Foods to find out how the company has grown and evolved the past eight years. 

That, plus a look at new palletizing and refrigeration controls solutions, and much more in this issue. Just click here to start reading.

KEYWORDS: cold chain cold storage warehouse COVID-19 dairy trends foodservice distribution trends frontline palletizers plant-based refrigeration control systems retail trends State of the Industry women in logistics

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Michael Costa is former Editor-in-Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods and FOOD ENGINEERING. Previously, he was Editorial Director of Hotel F&B magazine for 12 years, covering the business of food and beverage in lodging, including restaurants, bars, catering and more, for readers working in hotels, casinos and cruise ships. During his time at Hotel F&B, he guided the publication to six FOLIO: magazine Eddie awards. Before joining Hotel F&B in 2007, Michael attended culinary school at the Illinois Institute of Art while working in the kitchen and in F&B purchasing at the 1,218-room Sheraton Grand Chicago. Prior to that, he worked for six years in TV news as a reporter at network affiliates around the country. Michael is a journalism graduate of Columbia College in Chicago.

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