Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Magazine

May 2026

Innovation takes center stage in the May 2026 digital edition of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, featuring our cover story on the winners of the 2026 Best New Retail Products contest. Discover the refrigerated and frozen brands earning top honors, along with exclusive Q&As on the trends and strategies driving today’s most exciting retail launches. This issue also explores the latest developments in cold-chain operations, packaging and sustainability.

Best New Retail Products of 2026 badge with grocery store refrigerators in the background.

Top of the Freezer: R&FF’s Best New Retail Products

Three companies on what made their new frozen foods stand out on shelf.

Kelley Rodriguez

May 8, 2026

From BFY proteins to globally inspired treats, these companies are redefining frozen.

Close-up image of various frozen berries.

Food Safety

AFFI Pushes Supply Chain Transparency to Tackle Frozen Berry Risk

As global sourcing and commingling complicate frozen fruit supply chains, a data-driven, lot-level system aims to shift food safety toward real-time prevention.

Kelley Rodriguez

May 15, 2026

EViews is a lot-level risk management system designed to address enteric virus contamination in frozen berries.

From the Cold Corner Podcast

From Fire to Full Capacity: Gifford’s Ice Cream Rebuilds for the Future

After a devastating 2023 fire, the family business returns to full production with a redesigned facility focused on flow, flexibility and long-term growth.

Kelley Rodriguez

May 1, 2026

After a 2023 fire, they returned to full production with a redesigned facility.

A male butcher is moving sausages on a pallet jack in a food processing plant.

Cold Chain Perspectives

Designing Sausage Processing Facilities for Safety, Flow & Efficiency

How strategic layout and temperature control influence production.

Michael Cody

May 22, 2026

Sausage making is both science and art and the most successful facilities are those where architecture supports the craft.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods Magazine

May 2026

Cover Story

Top of the Freezer: R&FF’s Best New Retail Products

Features

AFFI Pushes Supply Chain Transparency to Tackle Frozen Berry Risk

From Fire to Full Capacity: Gifford’s Ice Cream Rebuilds for the Future

Columns

Designing Sausage Processing Facilities for Safety, Flow & Efficiency

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