Colorado-based Planterra Foods is adding to its OZO portfolio, which made its debut in the refrigerated aisle in June 2020. Consumers can add the OZO Smokehouse Burgers (four-3 oz patties) and Original Breakfast Sausage (six-1.67 oz sausages) to their freezer, with more frozen products coming this summer, including plant-based meatballs and plant-based chicken nuggets and patties. All products are available nationwide at Kroger.
The Smokehouse Burger, which is gluten-free with 19g of complete plant-based protein and full of juicy, smoky flavor with a hint of sweetness, and the Breakfast Sausages, with 12g of plant-based protein and the perfect hint of spice, offer familiar favorites for consumers to enjoy nutritious ready-to-heat meals all throughout the day. The new frozen line from OZO will bring unique products that are good for you and the planet, utilizing premium, clean ingredients and an innovative fermentation process that makes plant-based protein easily digestible for the body. All of the OZO products are made with non-GMO ingredients, contain no cholesterol and fewer calories, fat and saturated fat than 80% lean ground beef, as well as other leading plant-based protein brands currently in the market.
Over the next few months, OZO will be rounding up the new frozen product line with the addition of three items: OZO Italian Style Plant-Based Meatballs with 21g of protein, and two perfectly breaded plant-based chicken products: OZO Plant-Based Nuggets with 14g of protein and OZO Plant-Based Chicken Patties with 12g of protein. Both items are covered with a crust that makes them extra crispy on the outside, but super tender and flavorful on the inside. The whole line of OZO frozen products is vegan certified and made with non-GMO, clean, soy-free ingredients.
“OZO continues to elevate the plant-based food category by listening to our customers’ needs. The launch of the OZO frozen food line is just another example of how Planterra provides more options to easily introduce meat-free options into your meal routines,” Darcey Macken, CEO of Planterra Foods said. “This year has changed the way so many of us enjoy and consume our meals. The OZO expansion into frozen plant-based proteins offers more opportunities for flexitarian consumption through high-quality foods with positive protein solutions. We remain committed to feeding future generations.”