The category is seeing launches focused on health and wellness, convenience and clean label.
Rustica Foods has added a Detroit-style pizza line to its portfolio of frozen pizza offerings. Featuring a dough that is like focaccia or Sicilian-style doughs, the pizzas come in double pepperoni, four cheese and garlic, meat lovers and deluxe varieties.
Tyson Foods Inc. added to its line of chicken nuggets inspired by American football teams with Dallas Cowboys Nuggets. Shaped like the team’s star logo, the nuggets are formulated with chicken, contain 11 grams of protein per serving and can be cooked and ready within 10 minutes.
“Everyone knows that good food and football go hand in hand, so we hope the Tyson Dallas Cowboys Nuggets find a place on game-day menus across the region,” said Jerry Jones, Cowboys owner, president and general manager.
Healthy Choice, a Conagra Brands Inc. brand, unveiled two “GLP-1 friendly” products. The offerings, Healthy Choice Café Steamers and Healthy Choice Simply Steamers, are formulated to be high in protein, low in calories and a good source of fiber.
“The increased use of GLP-1 medications presents an exciting opportunity to support Americans managing diabetes and weight loss, as well as those seeking to lead a healthier lifestyle,” said Bob Nolan, vice president of demand science at Conagra Brands.
Green Giant debuted three frozen sides: crispy smashed potatoes, corn cob bites and veggie ramen vegetable offerings. Intended as an easy-to-prepare item, the potatoes come in garlic Parmesan and sea salt and black pepper flavors. The corn cob product features 1-inch cuts of corn on the cob in flavors like butter, salt and pepper and Mexican-style street corn. Green Giant’s vegetable ramen comes in varieties like chicken flavored, beef flavored, garlic soy and spicy chicken flavored.
As part of the launch, the company also expanded its Veggies & Rice line, with broccoli pilaf and asparagus, pea and mushroom risotto, and its Roasting Veggies line, with tri-colored potatoes and broccoli and roasted red potatoes.