Jones Dairy Farm, Fort Atkinson, Wis., created antibiotic-free, no sugar, all-natural breakfast sausage and uncured smoked meats.

Canada-based Olymel announced plans to expand its La Fernandière plant in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.

Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Va., launched new lines of fully cooked breakfast sandwiches and breakfast sausages, available in the freezer aisle.

Hilary’s, Lawrence, Kan., launched Frozen Veggie Breakfast Sausages in Spicy Sausage and Apple Maple Sausage varieties.

Atlanta-based Cinnabon entered the savory breakfast space with its latest menu option—Cinnabon Sausage Bites, which consists of fluffy Cinnabon dough wrapped around a breakfast sausage.

Triumph Foods, St. Joseph, Mo., purchased a 50% ownership in Daily’s Premium Meats, the Missoula, Mont.-based processed meats division of Seaboard Foods.

Williams Sausage Co., Inc., Union City, Tenn., purchased the remaining 50% interest in a joint venture with J.C. Potter Sausage Co., also of Union City, Tenn., from partner Atlantic Premium Brands.

Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods and the creator of the Readers’ Choice Best New Retail Products contest talked exclusively with Karmen Conrad, director of frozen, Jimmy Dean brand, to talk more in-depth about the contest, the product and what’s in store for the future.

Applegate Farms, Bridgewater, N.J., discovered the missing “link” to breakfast sandwiches. Enter breakfast sausage links in patty form.