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The demand for cold and frozen foods remains robust.

Congratulations to Devanco Foods, our Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year. Known as a manufacturer of frozen beef, gyro kits and more, the Illinois-based company is a previous winner of our award for frozen food processors.

There’s little doubt that scores of hungry fans in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup dined on a Devanco Foods product: the Chicago-based company shipped more than a half million pounds of halal beef bacon and deli meats into the country ahead of the tournament.

Safe food transport is a critical issue for freight companies. It is also important to brokers who arrange transport.

High demand for cold storage space will undoubtedly continue throughout 2023, as food and beverage companies look to quickly increase capacity.

The methods used to maintain temperature control along the cold chain are getting greener, in an effort to both combat climate change and increase food safety and freshness.

R&FF spoke with each of the winning companies about how their products and packaging fit into a crowded refrigerated foods marketplace, sustainability efforts, plans for 2023 and beyond.

Each of these colds foods companies are using new approaches to reach changing consumer palettes with unique approaches to sustainability and product development.

On this episode of From the Cold Corner, we’re joined by Grady McAdams, northwest region and cold storage sales leader at Heatcraft, and John Tippmann, Vice President of Sales Strategy at the Tippmann Group.

As food facility owners grow their operations, they are faced with the need to identify and purchase real estate. Whether a food facility operator is searching for a greenfield site or an existing building, the process for identifying, analyzing and ultimately selecting property is complex, and if not conducted correctly, comes with a high possibility of negative long-term impacts.