Robert Garrison

Robert Garrison

Bob Garrison came in from the cold. A founding editor of BNP Media's Refrigerated & Frozen Foods (R&FF) Bob has profiled industry-leading companies, explored corporate strategies and covered food product development trends at more than 150 leading private and CPG companies since 1989. He has chronicled the histories of leading brands and businesses, including Gorton's, ConAgra Frozen Foods (Banquet) and Swanson's frozen TV dinners. He also has interviewed or profiled such food industry leaders as Mike Harper (ConAgra), Don Tyson and frozen bagel icon Murray Lender.
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King & Prince Seafood Corp… Go Team!

A multi-functional team developed King & Prince Lobster Salad Sensations®—all to help its customers’ teams achieve greater success
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Robert Garrison
October 22, 2020
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One part of the story involves King & Prince Seafood Corp., Brunswick, Ga., and one of its most popular products, Lobster Sensations®. It’s a frozen, premixed blend of lobster and seafood for foodservice operations to easily and quick thaw, portion and serve. Yet back in 2018, King & Prince customers—including convenience stores, sandwich shops and in-store delis—said their employee teams still needed a little more help in the kitchen. 
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Sea Food Differently

The Plant Based Seafood Co. makes a big splash with Mind Blown Coconut Crunchy Shrimp
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Robert Garrison
October 20, 2020
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Van Cleve-Talbert grew up around seafood as a family member-employee in The Van Cleve Seafood Co. in Spotsylvania, Va. The company dates back to 2001 when her mom, Shelly, opened a small seafood “shack” to source and sell better quality seafood in the area. From the start, Monica and her sister, Allie, were involved in every step of the business. 
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Seize the Opportuni-tea

Stratus Group crafts KÖE Kombucha to address several white space market opportunities
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Robert Garrison
October 13, 2020
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Grand View data show North America as the largest regional kombucha market and the firm’s analysts divide the category into “original” and “flavored” segments. These analysts expect flavored kombucha to continue holding the leading market share and register the fastest CAGR of 21.8% during the 2020-2027 forecast period.
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A Boneless Thigh Wing? Yes!

Tyson teamwork results in patented “boneless thigh wings,” happy consumers and customers
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Robert Garrison
October 8, 2020
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Last February saw foodservice distributing giant Sysco Corp. approve and start selling Tyson Crispy Thigh Wings. These are boneless, skinless, whole muscle chicken thigh portions uniquely cut to look at eat just bone-in wings. It’s all to give consumers the tender, juicy taste of wings they crave—but without the bones. 
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Full Flavor, Less Labor

Ready Foods recasts its Marco’s Adovada Sauce for optimum flavor, versatility and value
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Robert Garrison
October 8, 2020
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The well-known proverb used to be “if at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.” As ascribed to Thomas Palmer, the phrase had everything to do with education and encouraging 19th century American school children.
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Giant News

Cauliflower Breadsticks take B&G Foods’ Green Giant brand into an entirely new category: frozen bread
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Robert Garrison
October 6, 2020
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Here’s a twist on the dinnertime dilemma between parents and picky eaters. Want your kids to eat more vegetables? Just hand them a breadstick. Actually, that’s part of the magic behind B&G Foods’ new Green Giant Cauliflower Breadsticks, which made their freezercase debut in March 2020. 
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Disruption Brings Opportunity

Maintaining strategic innovation, insights, ideation or product development
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Robert Garrison
July 10, 2020
Understandably, it hasn’t been the best time for CPG food and beverage processors to unveil new products to retail customers or their consumers. Yet it doesn’t have to bring an end to strategic innovation—involving insights, ideation or product development. 
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Ingredient Sourcing in a COVID-19 World

For food and beverage manufacturers, concerns now involve every aspect of day-to-day office management and operations
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Robert Garrison
March 13, 2020
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Effects of the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic were dramatically evident in early March when New Hope Network postponed the annual Natural Products Expo West exhibition in Anaheim. The move immediately impacted an estimated 90,000 attendees and 3,600 exhibitors.
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