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01May

Seemore Chicken Breakfast Sausage

Many brands are looking to capture a share of breakfast eating occasions, especially with Gen Z and millennials. We spotted Seemore’s “Chicken Breakfast Sausage – Cheesy Breakfast Hash” with chicken, potatoes, bell peppers and cheddar cheese, and thought it was an intriguing breakfast item to try. (more…)

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01Apr

DiGiorno Ultimate Three Meat Fully Stuffed Crust Pizza

Shelf space in the frozen food aisle dedicated to frozen pizzas continually grows as people look for exciting differentiators, and are willing to pay more for high-quality pizzas. DiGiorno, the No.1-selling pizza brand in the U.S., regularly expands their offerings with such enticing items as their famous rising crust and...

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01Mar

Aunt Ethel’s Roasted Chicken Pot Pie

What screams comfort food more than a piping hot, homemade savory chicken pot pie? We first tasted Aunt Ethel’s pot pies at a recent trade food show and were enamored with its homemade qualities, so we knew this had to be a Taste Test product for Meatingplace. Aunt Ethel’s is...

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01Feb

Rojo’s Famous Pancake Sandwich

Breakfast sandwiches are one of the top selections consumed in the heavily competitive breakfast category. In- ome options compete with QSR and even Grubhub as people look for convenient, tasty, and affordable fuel to start their day. As inflation forces more people to tighten their spending, many are opting for...

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01Jan

John Soules AmaZings

With some big-time sporting events just around the corner, we were interested in taste testing the new John Soules Foods Fully Cooked AmaZings Bone-in Chicken Thighs, which they claim “Eats like meaty wings!” Available in garlic parmesan, buffalo style, honey BBQ, and lightly seasoned flavors, we were most intrigued with...

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01Dec

Marie Callender’s Duos

Marie Callender’s, a frozen ready-meal line ubiquitous with comfort and value pricing, recently added “Duos” to its line of heat-and eat entrées. Duos is currently a three-variety line featuring a combo of two favorite dishes in one box. We opted to try their Italian-inspired chicken alfredo/chicken parmigiana duo, especially considering...

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01Nov

Thousand Hills Barebeque Shredded Beef Brisket

A plethora of products have harnessed the popular barbecue flavor. When we spotted refrigerated Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed 100% Grass Fed Beef Barbeque Shredded Beef Brisket featuring Triple Crown Organic BBQ Sauce, not only did the barbecue flavor appeal to us, but so did the shredded beef brisket. Traditionally, barbecue brisket...

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01Oct

Force of Nature Wild Boar Beef Sausage

People today are open to new and exciting flavors more than ever before. When we spotted Force of Nature Wild Boar and Beef Sausage, the idea of having an exotic meat in a traditional sausage piqued our interest. Created by “conscious omnivores,” Force of Nature is on a mission “to improve...

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01Sep

Trader Joe’s Buttermilk Brined Half Chicken

Trader Joe’s is known for its loyal shoppers who seem to have love affairs with many of their products. We recently learned of their refrigerated buttermilk-brined half chicken, which “comes already marinated in a brine of buttermilk, salt, vinegar powder and rosemary extract, and is ready to be cooked straight...

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01Aug

Applegate Naturals The Do Good Dog

Given the timing of this feature and knowing hot dogs are eaten most often between Memorial Day and Labor Day, we purposely wanted to see what was new in this popular category. We found the recently introduced Applegate Naturals’ The Do Good Dog, which it touts as “Made with regeneratively...

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