Consumers continue to turn to frozen foods for convenience, nutrition and value.

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.

A recent survey of 1,000 U.S. adults on their attitudes toward vegan-focused found that more Americans are interested in adding plant-based foods to their diets but often struggle to do so.

Pound of Ground Crumbles frozen uncooked ground beef is an innovative solution to the age-old question, “What’s for dinner?” Created by Heidi Meyer and her husband, Jeff, the 100% natural ground beef cooks from frozen in under 10 minutes with no thawing necessary.

IPPE is the world's largest annual display of technology, equipment, supplies and services used in the production and processing of eggs, meat and poultry. The three-day event encompasses over 500,000 square feet of exhibit space. 

Demand for cold storage is soaring in Space City.

The demand for cold and frozen foods remains robust.

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.

There’s little doubt that scores of hungry fans in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup dined on a Devanco Foods product: the Chicago-based company shipped more than a half million pounds of halal beef bacon and deli meats into the country ahead of the tournament.

R&FF spoke with each of the winning companies about how their products and packaging fit into a crowded refrigerated foods marketplace, sustainability efforts, plans for 2023 and beyond.