Kellogg Co. said it purchased the assets of IndyBake Products LLC and Brownie Products Co., a private contract manufacturing business that produces cracker, cookie and frozen dough products.
In advance of its Sept. 18 financial release, ConAgra Foods Inc., Omaha, Neb., said that "underperformance" in the company's Consumer Foods segment will impact first quarter 2009 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations.
Citing feed ingredient costs, Butterball LLC, Raleigh, N.C., said it will eliminate 265 more jobs at its Longmont, Colo., plant and cease turkey slaughtering operations there.
You could say that the last five years have been a whirlwind for Rosina Food Products, Buffalo, N.Y. Actually, you don’t have to; Chief Operating Officer Roger Palczewski will say it for you.
“Talent, innovation and execution are at the core of Monterey Gourmet Foods,” says Eric Eddings, chief executive officer of Monterey Gourmet Foods Inc., Salinas, Calif.
There’s no denying that the U.S. Italian foods market felt the pinch of the “low-carb” diet in the early part of this decade. But like other fads before it, the anti-carbohydrate attitude tapered off and Italian foods are making a comeback.