Articles Tagged with ''produce''

Apio clean label

Apio aims to be 100% clean label by 2018

Apio’s “100% clean label” initiative focuses on reformulating supplier-sourced salad dressings and toppings and vegetable tray dips.
March 7, 2017
Apio, Inc., a Guadalupe, Calif.-based producer of fresh-cut vegetables and salads under the Eat Smart brand, is said to be the first brand in the non-organic salad kit and tray category to commit to clean ingredients and labeling, with plans for all products to contain a “100% clean label” by the end of 2018.
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Pioneer Growers nears completion of facility expansion

Construction of the Phase 3 project began in August 2016, and was part of a 5-year plan that included previous expansions of processing, receiving and packing areas and added features such as Thermomass tilt wall construction.
February 24, 2017
Pioneer Growers is near the completion of an expansion at its Belle Grade, Fla., headquarters plant, which includes expanded cold storage and processing facilities.
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Bonduelle to acquire Ready Pac Foods

The acquisition will help fuel the growth of both companies in the fresh food space.
February 23, 2017
Bonduelle, France, entered into an agreement to acquire Ready Pac Foods, the Irwindale, Calif.-based producer of convenience fresh meal solutions, salads and fresh cut produce.
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Driscoll Foods, D. Brickman merge

The combined companies will employ over 100 employees in upstate New York.
February 20, 2017
Driscoll Foods, Clifton, N.J., signed a definitive agreement with D. Brickman Produce & Seafood, Menands, N.Y., to merge the two wholesale foodservice companies to service the upstate New York market and its surrounding areas.
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Todd Greiner Farms expands packing operations

The new equipment is part of ongoing improvements that have included the addition of a second packing house and two additional packing lines over the last three years.
February 15, 2017
Todd Greiner Farms Packing, LLC, a Hart, Mich.-based asparagus grower/packer/shipper, announced plans to add a 5th packing line to its Hart facility.
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