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Industrial pizza cheese and pasta filata makers need consistency and reliability in their operations. Under intense pressure to operate efficiently, cheese plants are sometimes forced to adjust their process times due to starter cultures that don’t perform consistently, which causes production delays that impact quality and, ultimately, the bottom line.

DOLE® Slawesome!™ Kits ship nationally in April as a unique flavor alternative to coleslaw. Four initial SKUs – Sweet Apple, Mango Sriracha, Fiesta Lime and Smoky BBQ – create a revolutionary new salad segment targeting coleslaw and other classic salad lovers looking to add bold new foods and flavors to their meals without sacrificing convenience or nutrition. All four DOLE Slawsome! Kits are an excellent source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.

New Crispy on Delivery started with extensive research focused on customer satisfaction for home fry delivery. Lamb Weston identified three key areas that can impact delivered fry quality – the product, the packaging and best practices for delivery from store to door.

Driving retail pizza sales are a host of new frozen products embracing all trends—different tastes, premium new toppings and healthier new options. Likewise, retailers appear to be allocating more shelf space and expanding the category with new pizza snack options.

What are consumers choosing to eat? When and where do consumers search for meal solutions? Who’s preparing that meal? How do meal solutions get to the consumer?

Each package of Green Giant Veggie Spirals provides consumers with an easy and convenient way to add more nutritious veggies to meals.

With Meatless Mondays catching fire and a general trend toward consuming less animal protein, manufacturers are relying on versatile, satisfying and familiar foods to take the place of meat as the hero ingredient. Enter potatoes, which deliver on customer satisfaction and lend themselves to a myriad of preparations.

Gochujang brings rich umami flavor with a gentle heat and slightly sweet finish and is widely regarded by trend watchers as the "next Sriracha."

The company is extending its snacking line with Disney and adding an organic Snacker for distribution at Costco, that will include organic apple stix, Cheddar cheese pieces and pretzels in a three-pack option with bright, fun graphics, said Megan Wade, marketing and product manager.

The new SeaPak Selections product line features five new items: SeaPak Selections Lemon Pepper Shrimp, SeaPak Selections Creamy Garlic Shrimp, SeaPak Selections Alaskan Salmon Burgers, SeaPak Selections Maryland Style Crab Cakes, and SeaPak Selections Sesame Ginger Salmon.