Cold Foods Industry News
Cold Foods Industry News RSS Feed RSS

Perfect Bite Caramelized Onion Feta Pastry Kiss

New Water invests in frozen food R&D innovator

The Perfect Bite develops a number of frozen snacks and appetizers for grocery and club stores nationwide.
October 9, 2018
New Water Capital L.P., a Boca Raton, Fla.-based private equity firm, made a growth capital investment in The Perfect Bite Co., Glendale, Calif.
Read More

Smithfield Foods unveils new JROTC facility

The campus addition provides JROTC participants and instructors with needed classroom space and equipment storage for drill and competition practice.
October 4, 2018
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., and Isle of Wight County Schools, also based in Smithfield, Va., unveiled a new Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) fieldhouse for Smithfield High School’s JROTC program.
Read More

Klement’s Sausage expands flagship facility

The $7.5 project is slated to add 5,000 square feet, reconstruct 50,000 square feet and upgrade manufacturing equipment.
October 4, 2018
Klement’s Sausage Co., Milwaukee, Wis., broke ground on an expansion of its flagship facility in Milwaukee.
Read More
default virtual reality

Food scientists study how virtual reality can alter consumers’ tastebuds

Panelists rated the pungency of the blue cheese significantly higher in the cow barn setting than in the sensory booth or the virtual park bench.
October 4, 2018
Food scientists from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., used virtual reality (VR) to show how people’s perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings, according to “Dynamic Context Sensory Testing–A Proof of Concept Study Bringing Virtual Reality to the Sensory Booth.”
Read More

Organic Valley to become 100% renewably powered by 2019

In October 2017, Organic Valley committed to achieve 100% renewable power at its corporate facilities.
October 4, 2018
Organic Valley, La Farge, Wis., announced plans to become what is said to be the largest food company in the world to be 100% renewably powered.
Read More

Krones acquires W.M. Sprinkman

This acquisition enhances Krones’ North American product portfolio.
October 4, 2018
Krones, Germany, completed the acquisition of W.M. Sprinkman Corp., a Waukesha, Wis.-based provider of food and beverage processing equipment specializing in the dairy industry.
Read More

Cell-based meat startup on mission to produce better meats

Unlike conventional meat or other cell-based meat products, no animals are harmed during the cell harvesting process and no additional animal support is needed after the cells are collected.
October 4, 2018
Cell-based meat startup Meatable, The Netherlands, is on a mission to produce better meats with a single cell thanks to the culmination of breakthrough stem cell technologies and a patent created by scientists from University of Cambridge, UK, and Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Read More

Middleby Corp. acquires M-TEK

The acquisition allows Middleby to expand its offerings globally into new markets.
October 4, 2018
The Middleby Corp., Elgin, Ill., acquired M-TEK Corp., an Elgin, Ill.-based manufacturer of modified atmosphere packing (MAP) systems.
Read More

Elevate your expertise in refrigerated and frozen foods with unparalleled insights and connections.

Get the latest industry updates tailored your way.

JOIN TODAY!