Belcampo, pioneer of hyper-sustainable, organic, grass-fed and -finished, and Certified Humane meats, broths, and jerky, will be launching two new ready-to-eat items in October: Organic Carnitas and Organic Meatballs. Inspired by the brand’s popular restaurant menu items, the new products are a uniquely convenient way for anyone to access high-quality, pasture-raised meat in a fully cooked format to make meal prep and weeknight dinners a breeze.

In 2020 – the year of quarantining and social distancing – many Americans have chosen to indulge in comfort food. A new poll of 2,000 Americans found that two in three are reverting to childhood food favorites and eating more comfort food during the pandemic. That includes an uptick in such favorites as pizza (55%), hamburgers (48%), ice cream (46%), French fries (45%), mac and cheese (38%), spaghetti and meatballs (32%) and others.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods catches up our 2016 Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year, SugarCreek, to learn how reinvestment in facilities and staff have helped the company grow the past four years.

Wellshire Farms, a leader in the all-natural and organic meat industry, has broadened its line of gluten-free products with the introduction of its Certified Gluten-Free Turkey and Beef Meatballs. 

Family owned, premium chicken producer Bell & Evans launched a line of uncooked, frozen chicken meatballs that are unlike any you’ve ever tried.