Ethnic foods - Articles - Page 2 | Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

Swander Pace Capital acquires Passport Food Group

Passport offers more than 125 authentic, boldly flavored SKUs to national restaurants and retailer chains, including Applebee’s, P.F. Chang’s, Panda Express, Cheesecake Factory and Houlihan’s.

April 7, 2017

Swander Pace Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm specializing in consumer products companies, acquired Passport Food Group.

Cargill study: Hispanic customers frustrated with lack of variety in meats

Currently, 55% of Hispanic shoppers spend more than $100 on groceries each trip, with 81% making one or more trips to the grocery store weekly.

February 20, 2017

A study by Cargill, Wichita, Kan., found Hispanic consumers are frustrated and visiting 3-4 stores a month due to an inability to find variety meats.

HPP technology helps Tandoor Chef produce Indian-inspired cuisine

Tandoor Chef was named a Processor to Watch in 2017

Marina Mayer

December 5, 2016

Tandoor Chef produces authentic Indian cuisine in the form of entrées, appetizers, naan bread and naan pizza in vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.

Study: Hispanic market will continue to grow

The market's growth has as much to do with Americans expanding their palate to include unique, exotic and authentic flavors.

October 24, 2016

The size of the Hispanic food and beverages market approached $18 billion in 2015, according to Packaged Facts, Rockville, Md.

Palladium Equity Partners invests in Del Real Foods

Del Real manufactures a variety of heat-and-serve Hispanic food products, including value-added proteins such as Carnitas and Barbacoa, rice and bean dishes and staples such as tamales and salsas.

October 12, 2016

Palladium Equity Partners, LLC, New York, announced that one of its affiliated private equity funds made a significant investment in partnership with the founding family of Del Real Foods, a Hispanic refrigerated foods company based in Mira Loma, Calif.

Grey Mountain Partners acquires Kronos Foods

Kronos Foods is a Mediterranean food manufacturer and distributor, primarily serving the foodservice market.

October 5, 2016

Grey Mountain Partners, Boulder, Colo., acquired Kronos Foods, Inc., a Mediterranean food manufacturer and distributor, primarily serving the foodservice market, based in Glendale Heights, Ill.

Tall Tree Foods acquires The January Co.

The January Co. is renowned for its authentic, high-quality Chinese-style sausage and BBQ pork products sold throughout the United States under the Kam Yen Jan and Yangtze brands.

August 15, 2016

Tall Tree Foods, a Milwaukee-based portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners (Altamont), Palo Alto, Calif., acquired The January Co., a manufacturer of Chinese-style meat products based in Kent, Wash.

Fiesta Mart acquires Minyard Food Stores

With the Minyard Food Stores acquisition, Fiesta will now operate 70 stores across Texas.

July 7, 2016

Fiesta Mart, LLC, Houston, Texas, announced plans to acquire 11 Minyard Food Stores in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex from RLS Supermarkets, LLC, Carrollton, Texas.

Goya Foods Expands West Coast HQs

October 28, 2014

Goya Foods, Secaucus, N.J., expanded its West Coast headquarters with a new facility and distribution center in City of Industry, Calif.

Ajinomoto Acquires Windsor Foods

September 10, 2014

Ajinomoto North America, Inc., a Fort Lee, N.J.-based consolidated subsidiary of Ajinomoto Co., Inc. in Japan, entered into an agreement to acquire Windsor Quality Holdings, LP.