NFRA Announces 2022 March Frozen Food Month Golden Penguin Winners
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA) has announced the winners of the Golden Penguin Awards for its 2022 March Frozen
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Dallas-based commercial real estate developer Barber Partners announced last month that it will team up with Boston-based Bain Capital to build up to 15 state-of-the-art,
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REVVING UP DEMAND FOR PLANT-BASED
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Plant-Based Milks & Creamers
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Plant-Based Egg Wraps
Crepini (crepini.com), Hopewell Junction, N.Y., expands its line of keto-friendly, zero-carb Egg Wraps with a new plant-based variety. Made with vegan JUST Egg, the dairy-,
Gluten-Free Frozen Pasta
Montreal-based Oggi Foods (oggifoods.com) debuts a collection of gluten-free Frozen Pastas ready to eat in 3 to 4 minutes. Offered under the Sapori Di Oggi
Granola & Yogurt Parfait Bars
Piscataway, N.J.-based Clio Snacks (cliosnacks.com) expands its collection of chocolate-dipped Greek yogurt bars with S’mores Granola & Yogurt Parfait Bars. The refrigerated snacks pair marshmallow-flavored
carbonzero-Certified Organic Butter
Chicago-based Fonterra USA (fonterra.com/us), an extension of New Zealand dairy co-op Anchor Dairy (anchordairy.com/us), launches Organic carbonzero- Certified Butter. Audited and verified by Toitū Envirocare,
Chicken Shell Tacos
The Real Good Food Co. (realgoodfoods.com), Cherry Hill, N.J., adds Crispy Chicken Shell Tacos to its line of nutritious, gluten- and grain-free comfort foods. Unlike
Flavored Snack Spreads
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Organic Chocolate Oat Milk
MALK Organics (malkorganics.com), Austin, Texas, expands its organic Oat MALK lineup with a new Chocolate flavor made with five simple ingredients and no fillers or
Specialty Cheese Trays
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