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As the cold chain responded to the challenges of 2021, each of our five Processors to Watch overcame an unprecedented year, growing their brands and positioning them to take off in 2022.

Triangle Package Machinery will exhibit its next-generation Delta vertical form-fill-seal (VFFS) bagger at booth #C11569 at the International Production and Processing Expo next month.

Check out the latest plant-based foods and beverages in grocery stores today.

The cellular structures that protect meat and meat fibers during a rapid freeze do not exist for plant-based products. The crystal growth protections afforded to animal proteins are not natively present in plant-based systems.

The need for speed has never been greater along the cold chain, as last-mile demands dictated by the continued rise of e-commerce has added to an already breakneck pace spurred by record sales and increased traffic for cold foods over the past 18 months.  Somewhere amid the rush to build new distribution hubs and cold storage spaces is the ubiquitous and often overlooked pallet. Without it, few of the products expedited to market would reach their destinations on time.

St. Louis-based Louisa Foods—our 2021 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year—can trace its roots back almost 60 years, not to a food processing plant, but a single family-owned restaurant in the Gateway City.

Mosaic Foods announces its newest meal offering, Family Meals. Designed as a convenient way for families to eat more plant-centric meals, Family Meals are handcrafted by chefs, loaded with vegetables and delivered right to your door. This expansion beyond single serve meals marks Mosaic’s first foray into large format meals and is the first-of-its-kind category for the consumer packaged goods industry and parents alike.

Nature Fresh Farms, one of the largest independent greenhouse produce growers in North America, introduces a new brand identity that embraces the recent growth and innovation of the company. 

In making packaging decisions for the cold chain, companies need solutions that will help them achieve efficiencies in handling across systems while ensuring their product is moved quickly and without damage. Reusable plastic packaging solutions can help ensure cold goods make it to the refrigerator or freezer safely, while delivering the seamless handling experience the cold chain requires.