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2019 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year: B&G Foods makes giant-sized footprint in frozen food category

Take a tour of the 200,000-square-foot Yuma, Ariz., facility, which manufactures more than 30 SKUs of Green Giant brand frozen vegetables and vegetable-based meals.
Marina Mayer
Marina Mayer
November 11, 2019

Here’s how B&G Foods’ ability to continuously innovate and develop new products enabled it to make a giant-size footprint in the frozen foods market, and receive Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 2019 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year.


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2019 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year

2019 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year: B&G Foods—The giant of the frozen vegetables aisle

B&G Foods has built a reputation for acquiring struggling brands, and nurturing them back to new levels of success.
Marina Mayer
Marina Mayer
November 11, 2019

B&G Foods, owner of the Green Giant brand, was named this year’s Frozen Foods Processor of the Year. Find out how this frozen vegetable processor continues to be at the forefront of innovation with on-trend, better-for-you frozen vegetable-based products.


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Alibaba invests $3.3B to up majority stake in Cainiao

This move supports Alibaba’s new retail strategy to provide a seamless blend of online and offline shopping for consumers.
November 8, 2019
Alibaba Group, China, invested an additional $3.3 billion in Cainiao Smart Logistics Network, growing its majority stake in the China-based shipping affiliate.
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GEA opens new nitrogen freeze-drying pilot plant for testing bacteria

As more specialized strains of bacteria have emerged, so too has the need to distribute them more widely.
November 8, 2019
GEA, Germany, launched a new nitrogen freezing pilot plant for bacteria, giving food and dairy processors the opportunity to trial new technology in their own plants before investing in production-scale equipment.
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enVista opens additional offices in Singapore, Sydney

In response to growth in the enterprise e-commerce marketplace, enVista will provide comprehensive solutions.
November 8, 2019
enVista, Indianapolis, Ind., expanded into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region with additional offices in Singapore and Sydney, Australia.
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Ben E. Keith breaks ground on new distribution center

Construction of the 261,000-square-foot distribution center will begin immediately, with an estimated completion date of November 2021.
November 8, 2019
Ben E. Keith Co., Fort Worth, Texas, broke ground on a new foodservice distribution center in Albuquerque, N.M.
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Research reveals complexity of private label shopping expectations

Private brands led manufacturer brands in dollar sales growth across multiple retail outlets for the second consecutive year, up 5.4%.
November 7, 2019
Newly released consumer research by Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and IRI, Chicago, reveals that food retail private brands have greater influence on where grocery customers shop.
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Study: Buying less is better than buying green

Study participants who reported having fewer materialistic values were more likely to engage in reduced consumption.
November 7, 2019
Humans' overconsumption of resources – from food to transportation– is a leading contributor to global climate change, says Sabrina Helm, researcher for University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
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