At one point in late March during the height of shelter-in-place, make-at-home pizza kit sales rose +243.3% compared to the same time in 2019. Even during normal times, Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second. For those making pizza at home, sometimes it helps to have a head start.
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods catches up with Palermo Villa to see how the company has grown since it was named our 2016 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year, and learn more about its latest pizza innovations for the freezer aisle in 2020.
Dairy-free pizza is also kosher, halal, gluten-free, Non-GMO Project Verified and without eight common food allergens.
March 14, 2020
GOOD PLANeT Foods, a premium plant-based food company known for its environmentally-friendly, delicious and meltable cheeses, has introduced Plant-Based Frozen Pizza, featuring industry pioneer, Beyond Meat. This innovation speaks to the changing category, being plant-based, kosher, halal, gluten free and Non-GMO Project Verified, as well as free from the top eight most common allergens. Available soon at major retailers nationally at an SRP of $9.99, the frozen pizza will offer food-conscious shoppers a frozen pizza alternative they can trust, whether allergens are of concern or not.
Pi-based promotion triggers when the score is 3-14 at any time during the game.
January 23, 2020
Based on 2019 Nielsen data, fans buy more than five million DiGiorno pizzas leading up to their game day watch parties. This year, DiGiorno is raising the stakes of the Big Game on Feb. 2 with a giveaway: if the score is 3-14 (or 14-3) at any point during the game, DiGiorno will give away free (pizza) pi.
Today, CAULIPOWER produces frozen cauliflower-crust pizza, chicken tenders, cauliflower tortillas and sweet potato toast, available nationwide in over 25,000 stores and more than 5,000 restaurants
CAULIPOWER holds a 26% share of the better-for-you market, is said to be the fastest growing brand in the frozen channel across all frozen grocery items and is regularly driving over 50% of sales growth in the frozen pizza category.