Posted inNortheast, Association News, Frozen Food

FRANE Lunch N’ Learn Taste Day Coming Up March 14

FRANE, the Frozen & Refrigerated Association of the Northeast, is holding a Lunch n’ Learn Taste Day on Thursday, March 14, at Lombardo’s Restaurant in Randolph, Massachusetts. Kurian Thomas, SVP and practice leader-Americas at IRI, will attend the discussion on “Trends in Dairy and Frozen…Adapting to the New Sales Landscape and Today’s Consumers.” The luncheon […]

Posted inGrocery News, Frozen Food, Home Page Slider, Meat/Seafood/Poultry, West, Wholesaler/Distributor News

Ocean Beauty Seafoods Named U.S. Distributor For Findus  

Alaska-based Ocean Beauty Seafoods LLC has reached an agreement to be the U.S. distributor for Findus, the Swedish-based frozen food giant. Under the agreement, Findus products will be sold through Ocean Beauty’s U.S. distribution network with foodservice products available in the second quarter of the year, and in retail products available in August.  Ocean Beauty […]

Posted inFrozen Food, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Suppliers

Kidfresh Frozen Meals To Accelerate Growth With New Funding

Kidfresh, the brand of better-for-you frozen kids meals, has closed a new round of funding led by existing institutional investors Monogram Capital Partners, Emil Capital Partners and AccelFoods. This financing will be used to accelerate growth, drive further brand awareness and support its rapid new product innovation strategy. Founded by Matt Cohen and Gilles Deloux, […]

Posted inAssociation News, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, National

AFFI And FMI Release Inaugural 2019 Power Of Frozen

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) and Food Marketing Institute (FMI) have released an inaugural exploration into the consumption, purchase drivers and use of frozen foods. The Power of Frozen 2019 identifies megatrends influencing frozen food purchases, including convenience, taste, variety, and claims and attributes.  “The frozen food aisle is in the midst of a strong comeback,” said AFFI President and CEO […]

Posted inProduce News, Frozen Food, Grocery Industry, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Midwest, New Products

Seal The Seasons Launches Locally Grown Frozen Fruit In The Midwest

Seal the Seasons, a national brand selling locally grown frozen fruit, is partnering with Meijer as the first Midwest retailer to carry its products. Seal the Seasons partners with farmers on a region-by-region basis to buy its fruit in season, freeze and package it, and sell it in nearby grocery stores. Seal the Seasons was […]

Posted inDairy News, Amazon Fresh, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast, Snacks Brands, Suppliers, Whole Foods

Nightfood Wins 2019 Product Of The Year With Best New Ice Cream

Nightfood Inc. has been named the best new ice cream of 2019 by Kantar, a global company in consumer research.  In the annual survey of more than 40,000 consumers, Nightfood, based in Tarrytown, New York, won because of the way it solves a problem for people who snack at night. By giving consumers a sleep-friendly […]

Posted inOnline Grocery Technology, Dairy News, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Northeast

Tasty Social Network Unveils Limited Edition Ice Cream

Tasty, the social food network of New York, is bringing “creative twists on classics” to the frozen aisle with the launch of Tasty Ice Cream. This month, four flavor combinations will start hitting shelves. Once the ice cream sells out, it is gone because Tasty Ice Cream is offering exclusively limited edition flavors. This launch marks […]

Posted inDairy News, Frozen Food, Grocery News, Home Page Slider, Southwest, Suppliers

Blue Bell Introduces Limited Time Raspberry Fudge Brownie Ice Cream

Brenham, Texas-based ice cream maker Blue Bell is debuting a new flavor—Raspberry Fudge Brownie Ice Cream—which began arriving in stores last week. Raspberry Fudge Brownie is an almond ice cream combined with fudge brownie chunks, flakes of dark chocolate and a raspberry sauce swirl. “We are excited to add a flavor that features raspberry to […]