Dr. Praeger's is an all-natural, frozen foods company based in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.
The company was founded in 1994 and run by practicing cardiac surgeons Dr. Peter Praeger and Dr. Eric Somberg and their families.
Dr. Praeger’s produces about 30 items in the following categories:
veggie burger
A veggie burger is a hamburger patty that does not contain meat. It may be made from ingredients like beans, especially soybeans and tofu, nuts, grains, seeds or fungi such as mushrooms or mycoprotein.
The patties that are the essence of a ve ...
s, veggie-potato pancakes, appetizers/snacks/side dishes, breaded fish,
gefilte fish
Gefilte fish (; from yi, געפֿילטע פֿיש, lit. "stuffed fish") is a dish made from a poached mixture of ground deboned fish, such as carp, whitefish, or pike. It is traditionally served as an appetizer by Ashkenazi Jewish househo ...
, and kids’ products.
Dr. Praeger’s products are all-natural, preservative-free, Kosher, dairy free, free of artificial flavors and colors and MSG, trans-fat free and most are also low in cholesterol, sodium and/or saturated fats. The products are distributed across the United States and internationally in Canada, Europe, South America and Israel.
In 2020, Dr. Praeger’s won the Lausanne Index Prize - Food Clean Prize.
History
One of the brand’s first and most popular products, the California Veggie Burger, was inspired by Dr. Praeger’s patients, who complained about a lack of healthy and tasty food that they could eat after surgery.
[ After months of ingredient research and taste testing, Dr. Praeger created the California Veggie Burger, which contains carrots, spinach, peas, edamame, and oat bran.
Dr. Praeger’s also has a line of products for people who cannot consume ]gluten
Gluten is a structural protein naturally found in certain cereal grains. Although "gluten" often only refers to wheat proteins, in medical literature it refers to the combination of prolamin and glutelin proteins naturally occurring in all grai ...
.
These products include:
Broccoli Littles,
Broccoli Pancakes,
Gluten-Free California Veggie Burgers,
Kale Veggie Burgers,
Potato Littles,
Quinoa and Herb Crusted Fillets,
Rice Crusted Fishies,
Rice Crusted Fish Fillets,
Rice Crusted Fish Sticks,
Root Vegetable Pancakes,
Southern Cornmeal Crusted Cod,
Spinach Littles,
Spinach Pancakes,
Sweet Potato Littles,
Sweet Potato Pancakes,
Thai Coconut Crusted Fillets, and
Zucchini & Carrot Pancakes.
Dr. Praeger died on September 22, 2012, in Hackensack, New Jersey, at age 65. He had been undergoing treatment for prostate cancer.
After the death of Dr. Peter Praeger in 2012 the company underwent management restructuring. In late 2013 it was announced that Larry Praeger, the son of company co-founder Dr. Peter Praeger, would succeed his father as the CEO of Dr. Praeger’s. Larry Praeger had previously served as vice president of the company during his 14-year tenure. The management restructuring also appointed Adam Somberg, the son of company co-founder Dr. Eric Somberg as President.
See also
*Gluten-free diet
A gluten-free diet (GFD) is a nutritional plan that strictly excludes gluten, which is a mixture of proteins found in wheat (and all of its species and hybrids, such as spelt, kamut, and triticale), as well as barley, rye, and oats. The incl ...
*Gluten-free, casein-free diet
A gluten-free casein-free diet (GFCF diet), also known as a gluten-free dairy-free diet (GFDF diet), is a diet that does not include gluten (found most often in wheat, barley, and rye), and casein (found most often in milk and dairy products). De ...
*Gluten sensitivity
Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) or gluten sensitivity is "a clinical entity induced by the ingestion of gluten leading to intestinal and/or extraintestinal symptoms that improve once the gluten-containing foodstuff is removed from the diet, a ...
* List of frozen food brands
This is a list of frozen food brands. Frozen food is food that is frozen from the time it is produced to the time it is
either defrosted or cooked by the consumer, or eaten while still frozen.
Frozen food brands
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References
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External links
Official site
Frozen food brands