Souvlaki bowls are the perfect weeknight dinner — filling, healthy, endlessly customizable, and on the table in under 30 minutes. Here’s our definitive version using Glacial Treasure Chicken Souvlaki. Ingredients (Serves 4) 1 package Glacial Treasure Chicken Souvlaki (thawed) 2 cups long-grain rice 4 cups chicken or vegetable broth 1 tsp dried oregano Zest and […]

Glacial Treasure Chicken Souvlaki is one of our most versatile products. Grill it once, and you have the foundation for five very different family dinners. Here are the ones we make most often. The Classic Souvlaki Plate The traditional Greek presentation. Grilled souvlaki on the skewer, warm pita alongside, a Greek salad of tomato, cucumber, […]

Some retail partnerships are just transactional — supplier, buyer, shelf space, sales numbers. Fortinos and Glacial Treasure is something different. Here’s why the fit runs deeper than the launch numbers. Both Are Family Businesses Fortinos started as a family grocery business in the Hamilton area. It grew into one of Ontario’s most respected grocery chains […]

The Fortinos launch is a milestone but it’s not the destination. Here’s an honest look at what’s coming for Glacial Treasure through the rest of 2026 and into the year ahead. Expanding the Fortinos Lineup Three products are currently in stock at Fortinos: Chicken Souvlaki, Pork Souvlaki, and Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast. The Shish Tawook […]

If a food safety issue ever affected a Glacial Treasure product, we could trace the affected batch back to the day and shift it was produced — and forward to the exact retail locations it was shipped to. Here’s how our traceability system works, and why it matters even when everything is going right. Every […]

Every Glacial Treasure product on a Fortinos shelf came out of our facility at 300 Milliken Blvd, Toronto. Here’s an honest look at what a day in that facility looks like. Morning: Receiving and Prep The day starts early. Fresh chicken arrives from our Ontario farm partners and is inspected against our HACCP specifications before […]

When we decided the time had come to launch Glacial Treasure under our own name, choosing the right first retail partner mattered enormously. This is our name. Our family. Thirty years of work. We didn’t want it on just any shelf. Here’s why Fortinos was the right choice. A Grocery Chain That Values Local Fortinos […]

Food packaging can be confusing. Some labels mean a lot. Others mean almost nothing. Here’s a plain-language guide to what the labels on a Glacial Treasure package actually indicate — and by extension, how to evaluate the labels on any frozen chicken product. HACCP Certified This means the facility that produced the product operates under […]

Glacial Treasure has rolled out across a wide selection of Fortinos locations in Ontario. Here’s how to find the store nearest you and what to expect when you get there. Finding Your Nearest Location The easiest way to find a Fortinos location that carries Glacial Treasure is to use Fortinos’ store locator on their website. […]

Both are marinated chicken. Both come pre-seasoned. Both are in the Glacial Treasure launch lineup at Fortinos. But if you think they’re basically the same thing, you’re missing out on two genuinely different food traditions. Here’s what distinguishes them. Origin Souvlaki is Greek. Its history in Greece traces back thousands of years — small pieces […]

Search this question online and you’ll get answers ranging from ‘three months’ to ‘indefinitely if kept frozen. Both are technically correct but neither is useful. Here’s a straight answer based on food safety science and practical quality. The Safety Answer Chicken stored consistently at -18°C (0°F) or colder is safe to eat indefinitely from a […]

Look at the ingredient list on most frozen chicken products in an Ontario grocery store and you’ll find preservatives — sodium nitrite, sodium erythorbate, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, and others. These ingredients exist to extend shelf life and prevent bacterial growth in products that would otherwise spoil quickly. Our Glacial Treasure products don’t contain any […]