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Michael Costa

Michael Costa

Michael Costa is the Editor-in-Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods. Previously, he was Editorial Director of Hotel F&B magazine for 12 years, covering the business of food and beverage in lodging, including restaurants, bars, catering and more, for readers working in hotels, casinos and cruise ships. During his time at Hotel F&B, he guided the publication to six FOLIO: magazine Eddie awards. Before joining Hotel F&B in 2007, Michael attended culinary school at the Illinois Institute of Art while working in the kitchen and in F&B purchasing at the 1,218-room Sheraton Grand Chicago. Prior to that, he worked for six years in TV news as a reporter at network affiliates around the country. Michael is a journalism graduate of Columbia College in Chicago.

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Michael Costa, Editor, RFF

New Year, New Opportunities

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Michael Costa
January 21, 2021
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Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa previews what’s ahead for the cold chain and R&FF in 2021.


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Nestlé

R&D Strategies for Plant-Based Foods

How Nestle succeeds in this highly competitive cold foods category.
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Michael Costa
January 21, 2021
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In this excerpt from our Cold Corner Podcast, we go one-on-one with Nestlé’s Ryan Riddle about R&D strategies for plant-based foods.


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The Port of Oakland

Three Coasts of Cold Storage: Why Port Cold Storage is Expanding

How ports in Jacksonville, Mobile, and Oakland are increasing cold storage capabilities to meet demand for cold food imports and exports.
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Michael Costa
January 14, 2021
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How ports in Jacksonville, Mobile, and Oakland are increasing cold storage capabilities to meet demand for cold food imports and exports.


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Best New Retail Products

Submit Your Top Frozen Foods for our 2021 Best New Frozen Retail Products Contest

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Michael Costa
January 13, 2021
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Nominations are now open for Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ 9th Annual Best New Retail Products Contest. Due to the popularity of last year’s competition with a record number of votes, we’ve split the contest into two this year: frozen foods in March, and refrigerated foods in August.


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Greenleaf Foods' Processing Plants for Plant-Based Products

Greenleaf Foods' strategy and execution for creating Lightlife and Field Roast items at its two production facilities.
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Michael Costa
January 12, 2021
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Take a look inside Greenleaf Foods’ processing plants to see how Lightlife and Field Roast products are made, packaged and distributed.


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2021 Top 25 Refrigerated Foods Processors Report: Retail Sales and Product Innovation Fuel Record Growth

Consumer stockpiling during the pandemic, plus an increase in HPP product variety, combine for one of the most successful years in the refrigerated segment.
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Michael Costa
January 11, 2021
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The headline for last year’s Top 25 Refrigerated Foods Processors Report read, “Refrigerated Foods to Reign Supreme in 2020”. In no other year than 2020 could a headline that bold be an understatement. 


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Plant-Based Burger

Greenleaf Foods: Our 2021 Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year

Research-based upgrades to the Lightlife and Field Roast brands help Greenleaf Foods evolve the plant-based category.
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Michael Costa
January 7, 2021
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How Greenleaf Foods has evolved its Lightlife and Field Roast brands to stand out in a crowded plant-based foods category.


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Michael Costa, Editor, RFF

Turning the Page on 2020

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Michael Costa
December 22, 2020

Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa looks back at the good and bad of an historic year for the cold chain, and what may lie ahead in 2021.


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Pivoting Potato Pioneers: McCain Foods

Our 30-Year Anniversary coverage wraps up as we catch up with our 2012 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year.
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Michael Costa
December 8, 2020
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We catch up with potato pioneers McCain Foods, our 2012 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year, to see how the company has evolved and expanded since then.


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Cold Foods Processors to Watch in 2021

Sustainability, focus on health, and efficient use of technology are helping these four companies stride into the new year.
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December 3, 2020
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See how a deep commitment to sustainability, health and technology have these four companies poised for greater success in 2021.


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