The cold chain continues to adapt to ever-changing economic pressures and evolving consumer habits. While new challenges exist, the cold chain looks robust at the mid-point of 2022.
Pittsburgh-based Fifth Season plans to open a second vertical farm about three hours west in Columbus, Ohio, on property near the John Glen International Airport, the company announced earlier this year.
How Good Foods uses High Pressure Processing (HPP) on its products to trade out poor nutrition and artificial ingredients and extend the shelf life of its plant-based cheese dips from five to 10 weeks.
As cold foods processors continue to implement sustainability goals and initiatives into their business plans, going green means everything from what the food is made with to how it’s packaged for consumer consumption.
Research shows that new flavors and innovative product development over the last several years also created more dedicated frozen food consumers, which tend to purchase more products more often.
