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HERDEZ Introduces Heat-and-Eat Mexican Entrées

Meals ready in less than 10 minutes

May 8, 2023

With an SRP $9.99-$10.99, HERDEZ Refrigerated Entrées will be available at Publix and Hy-Vee stores across the U.S., with additional rollout to major grocery chains later this spring.

Instant Pot Chicken Noodle Casserole Tyson

Tyson Updates Line of Instant Pot Meal Kits with Three New Flavors

January 18, 2021

Cooking and preparing meals from home has increased 67% since COVID-19 began. After months of home-cooked meals, families are turning to prepared foods and easy prep meals as a way to save time and spice up their nightly dinner menus. In addition, 60% of home cooks report they rely on Instant Pots or similar appliances for their cooking routine for the simplicity, versatility, and convenience of making, flavorful meals with less cleanup.

Simple Feast closes Series B funding to help fight climate change

The company is constantly innovating to improve the sustainability of its product.

September 20, 2019

Simple Feast, Denmark, raised a substantial investment from a combination of U.S. and European funds in its recent Series B.

Turkey breast skillet meals

September 17, 2019

Cargill, Minneapolis, released new Honeysuckle White and Shady Brook Farms Turkey Skillet Kits.

Grilled steak salad

September 8, 2019

FiveStar Gourmet Foods, the Ontario, Calif.-based producer of the Simply Fresh brand, introduced a Grilled Steak Salad under its new DELUXE single-serve salad line, available exclusively at Costco.

Heat-and-eat veggie-based snacks

August 2, 2019

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc., Coral Gables, Fla., launched Better Break.

Veggie noodle, cauliflower rice kits

June 13, 2019

Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., expanded its line of Urban Roots Veggie Side Kits with new easy-to-prepare veggie noodle sides and cauliflower side dishes.

HelloFresh expands retail meal offerings

May 29, 2019

HelloFresh, New York, expanded its retail offerings with the launch of five new meals that take less than 30 minutes to cook.

Kroger, Home Chef roll out oven-ready, heat-and-eat meals & lunch kits

May 16, 2019

The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and Home Chef, Chicago, announced a pilot to enhance its existing selection of meal kits sold in more than 900 Kroger stores nationwide.

Study reveals growth of meal kits not slowing down

Last year, in-store meal kit users jumped by 2.2 million households in less than a year, accounting for 60% of growth in meal kit users.

March 5, 2019

According to the latest data from Nielsen, Chicago, 187 new meal kit items were introduced within in-store retail outlets alone during the 52 weeks ended Dec. 29, 2018.