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Articles by Michael Costa

Nestle Plant Based Foods Sweet Earth Podcast

New Cold Corner Podcast: Nestlé's Plant-Based Strategies

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Michael Costa
November 30, 2020
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On our latest From the Cold Corner Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa catches up with Ryan Riddle, senior R&D specialist for plant-based meal solutions at Nestlé and its Sweet Earth brand. They talk about why refrigerated and frozen plant-based foods are so popular today, which consumer markets are key targets for plant-based foods, how Nestlé incorporates its plant-based products into the brand’s freezer-aisle favorites like DiGiorno Pizza and Stouffer’s, plus much more.


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Michael Costa

Pivoting with Persistence

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Michael Costa
November 19, 2020

Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how the pandemic transformed this year’s Frozen Foods Processor of the Year award, plus why the ability to shift business on short notice will be key to succeeding in 2021.


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The Future of Sustainable Packaging for Cold Foods

How companies can balance eco-friendly packaging with bottom-line smarts.
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Michael Costa
November 12, 2020
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Booming e-commerce and DTC deliveries are raising questions about the price and sustainability of cold foods packaging. We talk to three companies for tips on balancing cost and conscience.  


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2020 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year: Devanco Foods

The Chicago-based company pivoted to focus on the freezer aisle in 2020.
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Michael Costa
November 5, 2020
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Find out how Devanco Foods pivoted early in the pandemic and made an impact on the frozen food aisle in 2020, and also with readers of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods.


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2020 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year: High-Volume Versatility at Devanco Foods

Take a look inside Devanco Foods’ 105,000-square-foot processing plant in Carol Stream, Illinois, where 1.6 million pounds of products are produced monthly.
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Michael Costa
November 4, 2020
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Take a look inside Devanco Foods' new-build 105,000-square-foot plant in Carol Stream, Illinois, where 20 million pounds of products for multiple brands are produced annually. 


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Controlled Environment Building Association CEBA Cold Storage Construction Podcast

New Podcast: How CEBA Brings the Cold Storage Construction Community Together to Maximize Business Opportunities

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Michael Costa
September 29, 2020
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On our latest From the Cold Corner Podcast, I talk with Vincent Free, chairman of the Controlled Environment Building Association (CEBA) about how the organization helps bring together suppliers, sub-contractors, builders and more, to move the thermal envelope industry forward through education and networking.


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Michael Costa, Editor, RFF

Cold Corner: Struggles and Successes Amid COVID-19

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Michael Costa
September 22, 2020

Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how COVID-19 has helped cold storage become a hot business in 2020, and conversely how the pandemic has devastated the traditional model for foodservice distribution.


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Frozen Food: A waste Solution

How Frozen Foods Help Fight Food Waste

The environmental benefits of a streamlined and efficient frozen food industry.
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Michael Costa
September 10, 2020
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Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa sits down with Alison Bodor, president and CEO of the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) to discuss how frozen foods can play a key role in fighting global food waste.


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SugarCreek's Four-Year Flow of Investment and Growth

We catch up with our 2016 Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year.
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September 8, 2020
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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods catches up our 2016 Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year, SugarCreek, to learn how reinvestment in facilities and staff have helped the company grow the past four years.


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Pandemic Pivots for Sysco and US Foods

How two foodservice distribution giants continue to impact the industry despite coronavirus challenges.
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September 3, 2020
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By any measure, 2020 has been a historically difficult year for foodservice distributors. COVID-19 wiped out business for foundational customers like restaurants, hotels, caterers, stadiums, schools and other volume foodservice clients starting in March, and even today, as states attempt to re-open amid the uncertainty of where the pandemic is heading, an argument could be made that foodservice distributors have had to continuously pivot more than any other cold chain segment to stay afloat.


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