Articles Tagged with ''frozen fruit''

"Not just a berry. It's a lifestyle." That's how Acai Roots, San Diego, talks about its frozen fruit smoothie pouch offerings.

Hanson Logistics, St. Joseph, Mich., said it will spend $2 million to expand a Decatur, Mich., cold storage facility used by Dole Packaged Foods.

Frozen Italian products processor Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc., Hayward, Calif., said it posted record third quarter sales and profits compared to the year before.

Private equity investor Catterton Partners, Greenwich, Conn., said it purchased a controlling interest in  Alasko Frozen Foods Inc.

Fruit and vegetable processor Seneca Foods Corporation, Marion, N.Y., is set to acquire Unilink, LLC and its affiliated company, Lebanon Valley Cold Storage, LP.

What's in a name? Quite a bit, according to officials at The Inventure Group, Inc.

Snack and specialty foods processor The Inventure Group Inc., Phoenix, said two retailers are planning national distribution programs for Jamba All Natural Smoothie kits (frozen fruit products).

Jamba, Inc., Emeryville, Calif., said it hired Julie Washington as vice president of consumer products, licensing and growth initiatives for Jamba Juice Co.

It's a new name in frozen novelties but not in the freezercase. Frozen fruit processor Dole Food Company Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., last month began marketing Dole Fruit Bars.

Birds Eye Foods' primary fruit and vegetable supplier Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc., Fairport, N.Y., said it received a distribution of approximately $238 million from Birds Eye Holdings, LLC upon the closing of the sale of Birds Eye Foods, Inc. to the Pinnacle Foods Group.