The winning foodservice distributor or logistics provider will be featured in R&FF's September issue and on an upcoming podcast episode.

The Oregon-based farmer-owned co-operative received three bronze awards at the World Cheese Awards and five top honors from the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).

ENTRIES DUE SEPTEMBER 15: Food companies, A/E and design-build firms, suppliers and others are invited to submit nominations. 

These five finishers outpaced a field of more than a dozen contenders throughout a month of voting to rise to the top ranks of retail’s best new frozen offerings in the last year.

New in 2022: R&FF has expanded this award to include logistics providers! 

The company received a 2021 National Safety Excellence Award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC).

Developed by PMMI’s Emerging Leaders Committee, the fourth annual awards recognize only 10 young professionals who have demonstrated leadership potential in the packaging and processing industry.

Richard Graeter has been inducted into the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) Hall of Fame, an award for selected individuals whose dedication, hard work and innovation have greatly benefited the industry to ensure future growth and achievement. 

Dynamic Conveyor Corporation has been recognized as one of five finalists for the 2021 Lakeshore Innovator of the Year Award. The Lakeshore Innovator of the Year Award was created by the Muskegon Innovation Hub at Grand Valley State University as a way to honor and recognize the many creative innovators found in West Michigan. The program recognizes innovative ideas and can be given to an individual or a team of people from any business or nonprofit in the West Michigan area.

Smithfield's plant-based Pure Farmland brand is proud to present the recipients of the 2021 Pure Growth Project grant program. After receiving 103 applications from community gardens and farms across 29 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, 55 organizations have been carefully selected to receive grants ranging from $1,000 to $20,000, providing a total of $125,000 in financial support to nurture these unique neighborhood spaces.