Century Park Capital Partners has completed the sale of The Mochi Ice Cream Company to Lakeview Capital, Inc. The Mochi Ice Cream Company is the leading domestic producer of mochi ice cream, the Japanese-inspired handheld ball of premium ice cream enrobed in soft and pillowy mochi dough. 

Over one billion tons of food is wasted every year. The Food and Agriculture Organization also estimates that in developing countries, up to 40% of total food produced can be lost before it even reaches market. As such, implementing methods of safely storing and transporting food is crucial for being able to continue to feed the planet.

Perry’s Ice Cream Company, Inc., a Great Lakes regional brand and Upstate New York’s #1 ice cream, announced the largest expansion to their portfolio to date with 17 new retail flavors and three new flavors exclusively for scoop shops. Retail innovations include a new premium family size sundae cake inspired line of four flavors and a caffeinated line of three Barista Bar novelties.

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.

BrightFarms, a leading supplier of locally grown salads for supermarkets, has expanded its customer team to support retailer partners, with the promotion of Abby Prior and hiring of Matt DiNitto. 

The inspiration behind Schuman Cheese’s new hand-rubbed Cello fontinas comes from an artisan approach to convenience in entertaining and everyday life. The seven new fontinas are hand-rubbed with vibrant spice blends from around the globe and naturally aged for over 60 days.

Borden Cheese is launching Crisps ‘n Cubes in January 2020 to continue to offer an innovative all-natural cheese snacking options to consumers. An intentional duo of crunchy 100% oven-baked cheese (crisps) and 100% real cheese (cubes), Borden Cheese Crisps ‘n Cubes is a low-carb option for a healthy on-the-go snack.

In 2020, the National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) is celebrating 75 years of promoting the sales and consumption of frozen and refrigerated foods and providing a forum for industry dialogue and networking. This special anniversary is being noted with a commemorative 75th anniversary logo, and the Association is holding special activities throughout the year.

Tillamook has launched its Farmstyle label with four new spreadable cream cheese flavors--Original, Very Veggie, Seriously Strawberry, and Aged Cheddar--all with an eye on clean labeling/clean ingredients.

Based on 2019 Nielsen data, fans buy more than five million DiGiorno pizzas leading up to their game day watch parties. This year, DiGiorno is raising the stakes of the Big Game on Feb. 2 with a giveaway: if the score is 3-14 (or 14-3) at any point during the game, DiGiorno will give away free (pizza) pi.