The Global Cold Chain Alliance’s (GCCA) President & CEO Matthew Ott, M.S., CAE, CMP, has been selected for ASAE’s 2021 Class of Fellows. This esteemed recognition is awarded to less than one percent of ASAE’s membership, which includes 7,300 organizations and 42,000 individuals. Being named to this year’s class, Matt is recognized for his work and leadership at GCCA, in addition to his accomplishments as an association executive and volunteer for nearly two decades.
We've pared down the nominees to 25 finalists. Now it's up to you to decide who wins.
August 2, 2021
Our Best New Refrigerated Retail Products Contest is officially live, where you can vote for one of 25 refrigerated food finalists. Just click here to view all the products, and cast your vote! You can vote once a day for any of the finalists through Friday, September 3.
With distribution and demand growing to all-time highs for its premium pizza products, Jane’s Dough Foods will now be known as Jane’s Dough Premium Foods effective immediately as the company unveiled a new logo and a complete website redesign to coincide with the name change.
Quick ‘N Eat is adding flame-grilled, fully cooked beef patties to frozen aisles at 3,300 Walmart locations (with more than 4,500 distribution points) across the country, and has also launched an all-new turkey burger. Quick ‘N Eat's premium Angus beef patties come in 3 oz. and 4 oz. patties and 3 oz. turkey burgers. Bacon and cheese beef patties will be on shelves next spring.
Clio is shaking up the breakfast and snacking category with the world’s first Granola & Yogurt Parfait bar, available in Coconut and Strawberry with 10g of protein and loaded with probiotics, combining Clio’s signature creamy cheesecake-like yogurt with a layer of crunchy granola.
Valpizza’s Take & Bake concept was born with the aim to deliver a real “Made in Italy” pizza even in faraway countries like the U.S., giving retailers the possibility to offer an authentic, fresh Italian pizza to their customers all over the world.
Upton’s Naturals’ Updog is the first vegan version of an all-beef hot dog. Smoky, savory, and complete with classic hot dog “snap,” this plant-based frank is made from versatile, wheat-gluten seitan and simple, quality ingredients.
Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) launched Chive & Onion Farmstyle Cream Cheese Spread in early 2021, inspired by consumer trends—chive and onion is the third most popular flavor in the cream cheese spread category—the new product is the newest addition to the company’s line of Farmstyle Cream Cheese Spreads, and represents the brand’s commitment to making consumers’ favorite flavors.