Refrigerated & Frozen Foods is the only publication dedicated to serving the $267 billion chilled and frozen foods channel. https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/rss/articles As the year draws to a close it's a good time to reflect on the wins from 2024, and the year's latest winner, US Foods! 

]]> Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/103105-congratulations-to-us-foods-making-americas-favorite-mashed-potatoes http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/103105 Refrigerated & Frozen Foods often focuses on new innovations along the cold chain – everything from automation and robotics to new processing techniques and packaging technologies. 

]]> Mon, 09 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/102900-health-and-safety-in-the-cold-chain http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/102900 Welcome to the midway point of 2024

]]> Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/102769-your-july-issue-is-jam-packed http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/102769 A look at this month's stories.

]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/102496-pet-foods-processing-tech-and-we-want-your-vote http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/102496 This year looks to be another exciting one in the refrigerated and frozen foods industry.

]]> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/102336-new-year-new-opportunities http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/102336 Congratulations to all of the refrigerated and frozen foods processors and manufacturers who were nominated – it was fascinating to read the submissions and learn about the ways companies big and small are innovating and improving.

]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/102258-congratulations-to-sunopta-r-and-ffs-2023-processor-of-the-year http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/102258 Congratulations to Longbow Advantage, our 2023 Logistics Provider of the Year.

]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/102116-longbow-advantage-named-23-logistics-provider-of-the-year http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/102116 Our July cover story is the annual look at the state of the cold and frozen foods industry and how food manufacturers are driving sales through innovation, product development and meeting the needs of consumers in new ways.

]]> Mon, 10 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101976-hearth-and-fire-a-best-new-product-and-business-is-booming-at-the-port-of-savannah http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101976 Earlier this spring I was thrilled to attend the Refrigerated Foods Association’s (RFA) 42nd annual conference and expo in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The conference included outstanding networking opportunities and social events, a service project, and a chance to hear from some of the best and brightest in cold foods. It was another great reminder of the industry’s dedication to feeding the world in a safe and sustainable manner.

]]> Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101877-sustainability-in-the-cold-foods-supply-chain-another-hot-city-and-more http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101877 In this issue, we take a look at the top 150 frozen food processors and the top 25 refrigerated foods processors. Convenience, value and meeting changing tastes continues to drive product innovation and sales of frozen and refrigerated foods.

]]> Fri, 10 Mar 2023 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101768-ranking-food-processors-and-the-latest-in-food-tech http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101768 Congratulations to Devanco Foods, our Refrigerated Foods Processor of the Year. Known as a manufacturer of frozen beef, gyro kits and more, the Illinois-based company is a previous winner of our award for frozen food processors.

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101664-new-year-new-cold-chain-opportunities http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101664 Welcome to the last issue of 2022!

]]> Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101634-best-new-retail-product-a-seventh-hot-city-for-cold-storage-and-more http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101634 Congratulations to West Liberty Foods, our 2022 Frozen Foods Processor of the Year.

]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101588-honoring-west-liberty-foods-our-2022-frozen-foods-processor-of-the-year http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101588 Congratulations to RLS Logistics, the 2022 Foodservice Distributor/Logistics Provider of the Year. Typically honoring a foodservice distributor, this year we expanded this award to include logistics providers and I’m glad we did because the RLS Logistics story is compelling.

]]> Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101468-congratulations-to-r-and-ffs-first-logistics-provider-of-the-year-rls-logistics http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101468 Thank you to everyone who voted in our 10th annual Best New Frozen Retail Products Contest!

]]> Thu, 14 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101345-boba-beats-the-competition-cold-foods-remain-hot http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101345 Editor-in-Chief Kelley Rodriguez discusses the return of trade shows and what’s ahead in the May issue.

]]> Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101238-new-beginnings http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101238 Research shows that new flavors and innovative product development over the last several years also created more dedicated frozen food consumers, which tend to purchase more products more often.

]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/101086-future-of-frozen-foods-is-hot http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/101086 The year brings with it three new features in R&FF.

]]> Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/100898-turn-the-page http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/100898 Our cover story, Cold Foods Processors to Watch, highlights five emerging companies using innovative technology, sustainability, and creative ways to connect with their consumers to leverage growth. These processors overcame a year of manufacturing and logistical challenges, responding to changing consumer tastes while growing their brands.

]]> Fri, 17 Dec 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/100875-cold-open http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/100875 US Foods has earned our Foodservice Distributor of the Year Award not by going about its business as usual during perhaps the most un-usual time for foodservice in decades, but by transforming itself into a multi-faceted solutions source for its 300,000 clients to access anytime. The company’s longtime tagline is “We Help You Make It”, and that took on a whole new meaning in 2020.

]]> Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/100678-value-proposition http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/100678 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/100565-are-we-there-yet http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/100565 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how the cold chain’s efforts to practice sustainability are paying off today and laying an eco-friendly foundation for the future. 

]]> Thu, 03 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/100344-eco-friendly-economics http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/100344 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa explains how the perception of frozen foods changed in 2020.

]]> Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:25:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/100098-the-financial-footprint-of-frozen-foods http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/100098 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa previews what’s ahead for the cold chain and R&FF in 2021.

]]> Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:20:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99929-new-year-new-opportunities http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99929 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa looks back at the good and bad of an historic year for the cold chain, and what may lie ahead in 2021.

]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2020 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99817-turning-the-page-on-2020 http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99817 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how the pandemic transformed this year’s Frozen Foods Processor of the Year award, plus why the ability to shift business on short notice will be key to succeeding in 2021.

]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99751-pivoting-with-persistence http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99751 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how COVID-19 has helped cold storage become a hot business in 2020, and conversely how the pandemic has devastated the traditional model for foodservice distribution.

]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99582-cold-corner-struggles-and-successes-amid-covid-19 http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99582 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details how 2019's idea of cold chain disruption pales in comparison to COVID-19's seismic impact on the industry in 2020.  

]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99553-cold-corner-redefining-disruption http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99553 Editor-in-Chief Michael Costa details the cold chain's historic disruption and opportunities created by the COVID-19 pandemic.

]]> Tue, 12 May 2020 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99255-cold-corner-coronavirus-changes http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99255 Our new editor-in-chief Michael Costa explains how the perception of frozen foods has changed over the years.

]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14-refrigerated-and-frozen-food-blog/post/99106-cold-corner-first-time-frozen http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/blogs/14/post/99106