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The Refrigerated Foods Association (RFA) is mourning the loss of Martin Mitchell, who passed away on December 19, 2021 after a four-year battle with leukemia. Marty served as the Refrigerated Foods Association’s Technical Director almost since the group’s inception in 1980.  

Conagra Brands announced five nonprofit organizations will receive grants totaling $25,000, following the company's Sustainable Development Awards. 

Vertical Cold Storage, a developer and operator of temperature controlled distribution centers sponsored by real estate asset manager Platform Ventures, has purchased Lone Star Cold Storage of Richardson, Texas.

The year 2022 marks a significant impasse for a variety of food safety-related regulations on the American Frozen Food Institute’s (AFFI) public policy agenda that should also be top of mind for your company.

In an effort to further commit to reducing its carbon footprint, Coconut Bliss ice cream announced it will move away from selling products online in 2022. 

Many food and beverage companies seeking to increase capacity in response to consumer-driven success are finding it difficult to quickly bring new facilities online due to current market conditions and continued supply chain disruptions.

The research, conducted in partnership with Spryker by market research firm Appinio, surveyed 2,500 consumers from across the U.S. on their experiences and opinions of grocery shopping. 

US Foods will donate $30,000, the equivalent of nearly 300,000 meals, to Feeding America as part of its Giving Gratitude holiday campaign, a month-long effort dedicated to supporting communities struggling with food insecurity.

Oddlygood Global, a spinoff of Valio, one of Finland's premiere food companies, closed its first round of funding with an investment of $28 million from the private equity division of Helsinki-based Mandatum Asset Management.