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Tips and strategies for industrial site identification prior to building cold facilities, particularly since greenfield sites are in high demand today.

This is my last magazine as editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, since I am moving over to R&FF’s parent publication, FOOD ENGINEERING. I have truly enjoyed my time at R&FF reporting on all aspects the cold chain, while being fortunate enough to cover the industry during its unprecedented transformation that continues today.

St. Louis-based Louisa Foods—our 2021 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year—can trace its roots back almost 60 years, not to a food processing plant, but a single family-owned restaurant in the Gateway City.

As a woman in the foodservice industry, specifically in logistics and distribution for a manufacturing company, I haven’t always found myself working alongside other women in leadership roles. That is changing though, as it is for many other areas of the corporate ecosystem. I’ve built a varied and interesting career in foodservice and encourage others, particularly women, to consider making their mark in the industry.

Vertical Cold Storage, a developer and operator of temperature controlled distribution centers sponsored by real estate asset manager Platform Ventures, is acquiring Liberty Cold Storage from West Liberty Foods. The terms of the transaction are not public.

GoodPop Frozen Pops is marking World Vegan Day (11/1) with the launch of on-demand delivery and expanded e-commerce offerings. 

Mission Barns, a producer of cultivated fat, completed the first-ever scaled-up manufacturing run of a product containing cultivated meat with its Mission Chorizo Sausage. This Chorizo is a blend of Mission Fat and plant-protein that together deliver all the succulence, sizzle and satisfaction you’d expect from a sausage but without the downsides common to conventional animal protein.

Nestlé has launched Rallies Nut Butter Bombs, a refrigerated snack bar with real chocolate, real peanut, almond, and cashew nut butters, and 40% fewer added sugars than the leading nut butter chocolate candy.

Mosaic Foods announces its newest meal offering, Family Meals. Designed as a convenient way for families to eat more plant-centric meals, Family Meals are handcrafted by chefs, loaded with vegetables and delivered right to your door. This expansion beyond single serve meals marks Mosaic’s first foray into large format meals and is the first-of-its-kind category for the consumer packaged goods industry and parents alike.

It’s that time of year again—sweater weather, leaves changing color and the return of seasonal creamers from Coffee mate and natural bliss. The brands are bringing back their lineup of seasonal offerings, plus two new, limited-edition creamers: natural bliss Pumpkin Spice Oat Milk and natural bliss Cinnamon Swirl Latte.