In-depth Q&As with each of our five Best New Retail Products winners, detailing how their products were created, packaged and brought to market, and why those products resonate with consumers today.
Monmouth plant produces 3% of fresh pork products in the U.S. including bacon.
April 27, 2020
Smithfield Foods will suspend operations at its Monmouth, Illinois, facility beginning next week and until further notice after a small portion of its 1,700 employees tested positive for COVID-19. The Monmouth plant represents approximately 3% of U.S. fresh pork supplies and also produces bacon. Employees will be paid during the closure.
Wellshire Farms, a leader in the all-natural and organic meat industry, expanded its sugar free line of bacon offerings with the launch of its Sugar Free Dry Rubbed Uncured Bacon Ends & Pieces.
New bacon product will be sold exclusively in Whole Foods Markets nationwide.
January 27, 2020
Wellshire Farms, a leader in the all-natural and organic meat industry, has expanded its sugar-free line of wholesome bacon offerings with the launch of its Sugar-Free, Dry-Rubbed Uncured Bacon Ends & Pieces. The new product launches just in time for the new year, as consumers look to jumpstart 2020 with healthy eating resolutions and add cleaner and more nutritious options to their diets.
In fact, 69% of respondents enjoy eating “breakfast for dinner.”
August 23, 2019
A survey of 2,000 Americans found over three-quarters (78%) believe the morning meal has changed in recent years, with growing breakfast menus (64%), a wider array of options (64%) and healthier food choices (48%) becoming more on-trend.
McCormick Grill Mates, Baltimore, Md., in partnership with Sigma U.S., introduced new McCormick Grill Mates Marinated Bacon, marinated with Grill Mates marinades and seasoned with Grill Mates seasonings.
The No. 1 breakfast food is eggs — with 65% revealing that as their go-to morning meal.
July 23, 2019
The study, conducted by OnePoll, UK, in conjunction with Sabra, White Plains, N.Y., examined the overall eating habits, preferences and behaviors of 2,000 Americans, and uncovered unique trends among breakfast eaters.