U.S. Foodservice, Rosemont, Ill., said it expects by July 2011 to complete a $33 million expansion at its Central Florida food distribution center in Port Orange, Fla.
Senior management from Pierre Foods, Inc., Advance Food Company, Inc. and Advance Brands, LLC, said today that all three companies have agreed to merge.
Several refrigerated and frozen food processors were among those recently honored as top suppliers by casual restaurant operator T.G.I. Friday's USA, Carrollton, Texas.
Brazilian meat processor Marfrig Alimentos S.A., Sao Paulo, said it agreed to purchase U.S. foodservice protein supplier Keystone Foods LLC, West Conshohocken, Pa., for $1.26 billion.
Dairy products giant Dean Foods Co., Dallas, said it hired consumer packaged goods industry veteran Shaun Mara as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
Think of it as an egg roll with a southern twist. That's how Soul Sisters Foods Inc., Paterson, N.J., talks about its new line of Soul Rolls for retail and foodservice markets.