Frigid Five: Best New Frozen Retail Products Winners

Finally, a quick reminder that the second leg of our retail products contest this year will focus on refrigerated foods, with daily voting throughout the month of August. You can find our finalists and cast your vote at rffmag.com.

Refrigerated & Frozen Foods has hosted a Best New Retail Products Contest since 2013, but 2021 is the first time we’ve split frozen and refrigerated products into separate annual competitions. The first leg this year was for frozen foods, and after a month of voting throughout April, our top five was set based on vote totals from the public.

We spoke with each of the winning companies about how their products and packaging fit into a crowded and competitive frozen foods marketplace, what sustainability efforts they’re executing in 2021, and what their plans are for 2022 and beyond. Our overall winner—Devanco Foods—was also featured on an episode of our Cold Corner podcast, which you can listen to HERE.

#1 – Devanco Foods’ MSG-Free Chicken Gyros Kits

Total Votes: 12,740

#2 – Yasso Poppables
Total Votes: 8,389

#3 – Cappello’s Almond Flour Pastas
Total Votes: 1,403

#4 – Bibigo Korean-Style Crunchy Chicken
Total Votes: 1,372

#5 – Valpizza SuperNapoli Pizza
Total Votes: 1,180