Refrigerated & Frozen Foods often focuses on new innovations along the cold chain – everything from automation and robotics to new processing techniques and packaging technologies. 

Welcome to the midway point of 2024

A look at this month's stories.

This year looks to be another exciting one in the refrigerated and frozen foods industry.

Congratulations to all of the refrigerated and frozen foods processors and manufacturers who were nominated – it was fascinating to read the submissions and learn about the ways companies big and small are innovating and improving.

Congratulations to Longbow Advantage, our 2023 Logistics Provider of the Year.

Our July cover story is the annual look at the state of the cold and frozen foods industry and how food manufacturers are driving sales through innovation, product development and meeting the needs of consumers in new ways.

Earlier this spring I was thrilled to attend the Refrigerated Foods Association’s (RFA) 42nd annual conference and expo in Kiawah Island, South Carolina. The conference included outstanding networking opportunities and social events, a service project, and a chance to hear from some of the best and brightest in cold foods. It was another great reminder of the industry’s dedication to feeding the world in a safe and sustainable manner.

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.

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.