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IKEA develops plant-based alternative meatballs

The first customer-facing tests of the new plant-based meatball are planned for early next year.

May 6, 2019

IKEA, Conshohocken, Pa., announced plans to collaborate with leading suppliers to serve a new plant-based meatball globally in all restaurants.

Refrigerated meatballs with marinara

April 26, 2019

Beetnik Foods, Austin, Texas, launched refrigerated meatballs with marinara.

Unilever The Vegetarian Butcher meatballs

Unilever acquires The Vegetarian Butcher

Unilever and The Vegetarian Butcher started working together in 2016 when they jointly launched the Vegetarian Meatballs in Satay Sauce and Vegetarian Meatballs in Tomato Sauce.

December 19, 2018

Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., announced plans to acquire The Vegetarian Butcher, The Netherlands, to expand its portfolio into plant-based foods.

Chef-inspired, artisan frozen meatballs

June 29, 2018

Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., introduced a line of chef-inspired, artisan meatballs.

All-natural duck meatballs for foodservice operators

April 5, 2018

Maple Leaf Farms, Leesburg, Ind., introduced All Natural Duck Meatballs for foodservice professionals.

Rosina unveils new packaging for frozen Italian meatballs

The company conducted extensive sensory testing against a competitive product set at a leading research university where consumers selected Rosina's Italian and Homestyle as the top meatballs in their category.

September 5, 2017

Rosina Food Products, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y., unveiled new packaging across its full line of Rosina brand frozen meatball products.

Meatball former

April 11, 2017

Hollymatic, Countryside, Ill., released the Econoball 200 Meatball Former, which produces 1- to 3-ounce balls from beef, poultry, lamb and/or vegetables.

Cargill enters partnership with Japfa for poultry products in Indonesia

Cargill and Japfa will also work together to produce a new range of value-added consumer food products.

November 25, 2016

Cargill, Wichita, Kan., and So Good Food, a wholly-owned Indonesian subsidiary of agri-food company Japfa, entered into a 60-40 joint venture to produce and supply fully-cooked poultry products in Indonesia.

Gold’n Plump chicken meatballs, sliced sausages

October 31, 2016

GNP Co., St. Cloud, Minn., expanded its Gold’n Plump brand to now include new lines of chicken meatballs and sliced sausages that can be ready in as little as 20 minutes.