Innovations across frozen food brands capitalize on popular consumer and restaurant trends.
Purple Carrot introduced plant-based single-serve bowls, which are available in vegetable tikka masala and sweet-and-sour cauliflower.
Alexia introduced restaurant-inspired side dishes through its Oven Roasters and skillet lines.
New offerings from the Oven Roasters line include truffle Parmesan broccoli and balsamic carrots and brussels sprouts, and new within the skillet line from Alexia are brown butter green beans and hot honey carrots.
Blake’s introduced a line of multi-component farm-inspired meals, which are available in country-fried chicken BBQ seasoned pork, homestyle meatloaf and roasted chicken and cheesy rice varieties. The meals are targeting the growing segment of consumers looking for comfort meals.
Mexican food brand Frontera added chicken enchiladas with chile verde sauce and cheese enchiladas with a red sauce to its frozen food brand.
Plant-based brand Gardein launched three products to its portfolio: plant-based meatballs, plant-based fish and plant-based bowls in a chicken fried rice variety.
The Evol brand is expanding with restaurant-inspired frozen meals. Available in hot honey chicken, garlic herb steak, chicken adobo and meatballs and orzo, each meal features a protein, starch and vegetable.