From frozen pizza to frozen vegetables and spinach, consumers in different states are conducting Google searches on different frozen foods, according to research conducted by the INSIDER Data team, New York, and Google News Labs.

Reser’s Fine Foods, Beaverton, Ore., announced plans to expand its Halifax, N.C., manufacturing plant, which produces Don Pancho brand Mexican products.

Getting a handle on four primary areas of leverage can help solidify today’s niche frozen brands as leaders within the freezer case.

Southeastern Meats, a Birmingham, Ala.-based distributor of frozen vegetables and specialty items under the Southeastern Meats Pick 5 brand, acquired the Signature Pick 5 and Signature Select brands of frozen foods from Signature Food Marketing LLC, Pendergrass, Ga.

Schwan’s Co., Minneapolis, reached an agreement to sell a majority stake of the company to CJ CheilJedang (CJCJ), Seoul, South Korea.

It is these forward-looking lifestyle brands that rise to address dynamic shoppers’ needs rather than chasing from behind to catch up to them.

The global market for frozen processed food was $57.50 billion in 2014, and will be worth $69.11 billion by 2021, exhibiting a CAGR of 2.7%, according to a report published by Transparency Market Research, Albany, N.Y.

Hearthside Food Solutions, Downers Grove, Ill., acquired Greencore USA, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based frozen contract packager and producer of refrigerated, fresh-made sandwiches, entrées and salad kits.

The global frozen food market is set to witness a higher CAGR of 6.15% during the period 2017-2021, according to research presented by Radiant Insights, Inc., San Francisco.