Honoring a refrigerated and/or frozen foods processor for its year-over-year growth and leadership in product sales, packaging, distribution strategies, food safety, new product development, plant expansions, sustainability programs, and more.
Congratulations to Devanco Foods, our Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year. Known as a manufacturer of frozen beef, gyro kits and more, the Illinois-based company is a previous winner of our award for frozen food processors.
Congratulations to RLS Logistics, the 2022 Foodservice Distributor/Logistics Provider of the Year. Typically honoring a foodservice distributor, this year we expanded this award to include logistics providers and I’m glad we did because the RLS Logistics story is compelling.
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.
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.
