Typically, when a food manufacturer wants to extend the shelf life of a particular product, they’ll add a freezing component. Once frozen, the product is good to go for some time. But, what if freezing isn’t an option? Such is the case for refrigerated foods.

Hope Foods, the Louisville, Colo.-based producer of Hope Hummus, established a new business unit—Hope Fresh—to bring the shelf-life extension and food safety technology to the broader food processing community.

Fresherized Foods, the Fort Worth, Texas-based maker of Wholly Guacamole refrigerated guacamole, introduced a new peel-and-serve tray packaging, created in response to customer requests for a more easy-open packaging.

Food safety concerns and equipment advances make high-pressure processing more appealing to refrigerated food processors.