Palermo Villa, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., announced its latest frozen pizza innovation—Urban Pie Pizza Co.

American Flatbread, Pittsfield, N.H., entered into a new product category with three new meat-topped pizzas.

Mikey’s LLC, the New York maker of paleo, allergy-free English muffins, launched what is said to be the first ever paleo pizza crust.

Rich Products Corp., Buffalo, N.Y., introduced three upscale, bake-at-home Della Suprema flatbread pizzas that bake in just 14-16 minutes.

Bakkavor invested in a custom designed chilling system for pizza production from UK-based equipment specialist Starfrost.

Stefano Foods, a Charlotte, N.C.-based division of Smithfield Foods, launched new 22-ounce pizzas in bakeable packaging.

Pizza consumption is trending at its highest level in the past four years, and showing growth for pizza-focused concepts across channels, according to Chicago-based Technomic’s “2016 Pizza Consumer Trend Report.”

Better For You Foods LLC, Delray Beach, Fla., announced a new line of USDA-certified organic frozen Ancient Grains pizzas.

With a 15% slice of Americans hailing it as their No. 1 choice, pizza received more than twice as many votes as any other food choice.

Richelieu Foods, Inc., Braintree, Mass., announced plans to open a 115,000-square-foot, food-grade manufacturing plant in Wheeling, Ill.