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Perdue Foods’ New Chicken Plus Line Combines Chicken, Vegetables

Perdue Foods has created a new line called Perdue Chicken Plus that includes nuggets, tenders and patties. To make the new products, Salisbury, Maryland-based Perdue blends cauliflower, chickpeas and plant protein with no-antibiotics-ever white meat chicken. Each serving has a quarter-cup, or half a serving, of vegetables. The products are made with 100 percent all-natural […]

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Arctic Buzz Alcohol-Infused Ice Cream Debuts At NRA Show

Arctic Buzz combines ice cream and alcohol to create a frozen treat. “I haven’t seen anything like it,” said Sam Marriott, sales executive of national food broker network Lakeland Marketing, one of the first independent sales agencies to represent the company. “The way this product is so rapidly generating interest and even translating into sales […]

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Penske Logistics Opens New Distribution Center To Serve The Kroger Co.

Penske Logistics celebrated the grand opening of its new 606,000-s.f. build-to-suit standard freezer/cooler distribution center in Romulus, Michigan, on June 4. The new facility is responsible for bringing more than 400 new jobs to the region and was opened to serve the food distribution needs of its customer, The Kroger Co. of Michigan. “Our new distribution center to serve […]

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McCain Foods USA Opens Expanded Distribution Center In Burley, Idaho

Frozen potato and snack food supplier McCain Foods USA has opened its expanded distribution center in Burley, Idaho. More than 150 attendees, including elected officials, grower partners and employees, took part in the celebration, the company announced June 3. A $200 million investment, the 259,000-s.f. expansion increases the company’s capacity to meet growing product demand, […]

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Scott & Jon’s Rebrands Its Widely Available Frozen Seafood Line

Auburn, Maine-based Scott & Jon’s, which has undergone a rebranding of its frozen seafood products, now is sold in more than 7,000 stores nationwide.  Company co-founders and brothers, Scott and Jon Demers, use the latest flash-freeze technology to craft meals that lock in the best of land and sea. The result is a line of […]

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His Mom’s Recipe Inspired Creation Of Art Cream Organic Ice Cream

Each flavor of Art Cream Organic Ice Cream is wrapped in a painting that embodies that flavor profile created by one of the team members. Owner Luciano Vitali Alves was inspired by the flavors of his mother’s homemade ice cream. As a child, he worked in her ice cream shop, helping to scoop the ice […]

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Ready To Thrive Frozen Smoothies Now In Two New Flavors

Los Angeles-based Ready to Thrive Smoothie is adding two new flavors—Boost and Rejuvenate—to its current lineup that includes Energy and Green varieties. The new ready-to-blend frozen smoothie cups are available at Target stores nationwide for $3.99. The Boost flavor features vitamin-abundant whole foods to support immunity, including mango, pineapple, avocado, zucchini, matcha tea, cacao and […]

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Illinois’ Marcoot Jersey Creamery Launches Extreme Ice Frozen Treat

In time for National Dairy Month in June, Greenville, Illinois-based Marcoot Jersey Creamery has launched its new frozen treat, Marcoot Extreme Ice. Marcoot Extreme Ice contains crushed fruit and fresh sweet cream whey. Flavors are Strawberry, Mango and Strawberry Banana, with more coming soon. “After we began making cheese, we found ourselves with an excess […]