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Red Lobster Frozen Seafood Line Featuring Cheddar Bay Biscuit Shrimp and Coconut Shrimp Bites

New frozen seafood products join line-up of existing retail biscuit offerings to create Red Lobster at Home
March 16, 2023

Inspired by craveable guest favorites, the new retail entrées include Cheddar Bay Biscuit® Shrimp, which combines the Cheddar Bay Biscuit with shrimp, and Coconut Shrimp Bites, both making it easy to enjoy seafood.


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Advanced Food Systems: Add Flavor, Value

Sauce pellets help entrée processors save in-plant steps, boost consumer appeal
March 14, 2023

Sauce pellets offer convenience to both retail customers and food processors.  For consumers, sauce pellets simplify preparation of their frozen microwaveable or skillet meals. Processors benefit from shortened manufacturing processing and reduced packaging by depositing meal components into single bags or trays.


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MorningStar Farms Chik'n Fries

Morningstar Farms, Pringles combine flavors to create plant-based snack
March 6, 2023

A testament to the brand's continued plant-based innovation, the MorningStar Farms Chik'n Fries are crispy and golden on the outside, with juicy chik'n on the inside. They are made with 100% plant-based protein, containing 11g of protein.


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Nestlé to Unveil New Food & Beverage Products at Natural Products Expo West 2023

The company will introduce new products from brands such as California Pizza Kitchen and natural bliss
February 23, 2023

The company will exhibit 35+ products across 15+ brands in one Nestlé USA booth (#527) – in addition to separate booths for Nestlé Health Science brands Solgar® (#3739), Vital Proteins® (#3215), Garden of Life® (#4031), Orgain® (#2037) and Nuun® (#715), and pet food brand Castor & Pollux® (#1017) – to highlight innovation across the plant-based and nutrition, health and wellness categories that remain an integral part of its business strategy.


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Kansas Protein Foods: Plant-Based Beef

Kansas Protein Foods introduces Imagic® plant-based beef products
February 22, 2023

Kansas Protein Foods, LLC is a manufacturer of high-quality plant-based proteins for the food industry. Built on a legacy of more than 50 years of product innovation, we produce cost-effective, sustainable textured soy protein products—all made from U.S. soybeans.


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Tindle Plant Based Chicken Line, Chef-Curated Meal Kits

Culinary-crafted meal kits developed by Chef Chad Rosenthal are now available exclusively through ecommerce marketplace Goldbelly
February 13, 2023

TiNDLE is an easy-to-prepare plant-based chicken that has caught the eye of chefs and culinary professionals globally due to its similarities in the taste, texture, and experience that can be found in animal-based chicken.


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Once Upon a Farm Fresh Baby Coolers

The new line features an extensive portfolio of organic, nutritious blends for babies including new Advanced Nutrition products
February 8, 2023

The baby coolers will complement Once Upon a Farm's existing assortment of organic Fruit & Veggie Blends and Dairy-Free Smoothies for toddlers and big kids available at Wegmans.


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New Global Cuisine Products for 2023

This month’s collection includes Chinese-inspired entrées, Italian ravioli and a line of Mexican crema
February 8, 2023

Cutting edge global flavors feature across food and beverage categories. For example, Vegolutionary Foods expanded to eight frozen categories. Its latest is CAULIPOWER frozen multi-serve meals in three varieties include: Cauliflower Gnocchi with Savory Pesto, Spinach Gnocchi with Tuscan-Style Marinara, and Cauliflower Penne Pomodoro.


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Advanced Food System: Craft Comfort

Advanced Food System ingredients make it easier to formulate com
February 3, 2023

Developing comfort foods that are easy-to-prepare, taste great and convenient is not always simple. These are items people expect to have certain qualities, and standards may be higher compared to when consumers try a food that is new or less commonly consumed.


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Rösti Stuft Spuds Announces New C-Suite, Agency Partner to Expand Retail Ambitions

The brand aims to grow its national retail footprint and establish Rösti Stuft Spuds as a category leader in the frozen food and snack space
February 1, 2023

The brand's new C-Suite executive team combines experience from notable brands in the consumer packaged goods space, such as UNILEVER, Dole, Nestlé and more.


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Meals & Sides Target Health and Convenience

Despite trends that show consumer eating behaviors gravitating toward snacks, meals and sides, especially ones that feature convenience, still appeal to consumers who prepare food at home.

A focus on clean label and simple ingredients has boosted the number of introductions in the category, and new technology in frozen foods has given processors an opportunity to capitalize on “fresh” claims that were previously unattainable.

Here, we’ve collected a smattering of new meals and sides products that run the gamut of organic rices to healthy pastas and meal kits that target specific day-parts.

Posted: March 10, 2017

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