Articles Tagged with ''cheese''

Saputo Inc., Montreal, said it agreed to acquire Fairmount Cheese Holdings Inc., the parent company of DCI Cheese Company Inc., for $270.5 million.

Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, Mountain Lakes, N.J., said it hired Antonio F. Fernandez as executive vice president and chief supply chain officer, effective immediately.

Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Toronto, said it will close a prepared meats facility located in Surrey, British Columbia, on September 30, 2011.

Ricotta and mozzarella cheese processor Miceli Dairy Products expects by mid-2012 to complete the first phase of a $16 million to $20 million expansion to its Cleveland plant.

Global food equipment and energy technologies supplier GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany, said it expects by mid 2011 to purchase Convenience Food Systems (CFS).

Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, New York City, said it sold Castro Cheese Company, Inc., to Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. ("DFA").

Organic Valley, America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands, said it is planning a $6.1 million addition to its La Farge, Wis., headquarters.

Artisan and premium cheese processor Sartori Foods, Plymouth, Wis., said it purchased Tellory Inc., a Boulder County, Colo., processor of premium Ciolo and Piccolo refrigerated retail pesto, dips and spreads.

New Zealand's Fonterra Co-operative Group said it hired Giovanna "Gigi" Vita as president of Fonterra North America.

Mozzarella cheese giant Leprino Foods Inc., Denver, expects by next fall to complete the first phase of a $270 million cheese processing facility in Greeley, Colo.