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The association unveiled “Fresh Thinking About Frozen,” a digital-forward communications initiative designed to increase consumer appreciation of frozen food’s quality, nutrition and role in reducing food waste.  

Opportunities exist to capture lost value and improve efficiency across the cold chain. 

This first-to-market solution is set to transform inventory processes across fresh departments – particularly meat, deli and bakery. 

Unlike traditional automation, which can require extensive capital expenditures, Chef’s robots fit within a human-sized footprint on existing lines.

Leveraging their strategically located network of temperature-controlled warehouses and an industry-leading refrigerated railcar network, Lineage aims to lower the cost of distribution and improve food availability across North America.

Ryp Labs, the winner of the San Francisco regional event, was selected for its innovative solution for tackling postharvest food waste, securing the global grand prize of $50,000 and an invitation into a six-month, Lineage executive-led incubator program.

Diana’s White Chocolate Birthday Cake Banana Sticks feature Diana’s signature upcycled bananas sustainably sourced from Ecuador. 

A coalition of organizations representing the food chain stressed that frozen food should play a leading role in meeting the federal government’s sustainability goals.

This openness to change is being driven by consumers’ strong desire to act on food waste – a massive 98% of those surveyed were actively trying to minimize food waste. 

 This change is estimated to reduce the use of approximately 100 million pounds of virgin plastic, the equivalent of nearly five Eiffel Towers in weight.