Articles Tagged with ''Top 150 Food Processors''

You could say that this was no time to be timid behind the wheel. As an industry leader, Chiquita-Fresh Express recognized last year that it had to be active to “drive recovery” in a value-added salads category still reeling from the E.coli outbreak of fall 2006.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going . . . and continue growing. Actually, “continuing growth” was exactly how General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, summed up its fiscal 2007 performance.

The familiar admonition is, “Don’t count your chickens until they’re hatched.” Yet the close of Tyson Foods’ fiscal 2007 year gave President and Chief Executive Officer Dick Bond reason to pause and count his company’s blessings.

Like other food processors, McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., has been somewhat weighed down by increased ingredient and energy costs.

Its slogan is “Good Food, Good Life.” But that’s just being modest. Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland, turned in a great 2007 performance.

R&FF provides its annual listing of the leading retail and foodservice processors in each of six industry segments. Coverage includes “Year in Review” highlights with segment-leading companies.