National cupcake bakery retailer Crumbs Holdings LLC, New York, N.Y., said it hired Dawn Food Products, Inc., Jackson, Mich., as the exclusive consolidated supplier of raw materials.
Columbus (Ohio) Business First reported that Minneapolis retailer Target Corp. received an eight-year, 60-percent tax credit from Ohio to build a planned $100 million packaged foods distribution center.
Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., said former Oscar Mayer and Kraft Pizza exec Timothy P. Cofer will become president of Kraft Foods Europe effective in mid-August.
Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, said North American food and beverage companies are planning more than $2.2 billion in expenditures specifically aimed at warehouse and distribution centers.
Just days after announcing the purchase of Danfotech, The Middleby Corporation, Elgin, Ill., also said it agreed to buy Germany's Mauer-Atmos GmbH, Reichenau.
Prepared meat, entrees and bakery foods giant Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it hired Maria Henry as chief financial officer of Sara Lee’s North American operations.
Americold, a global leader in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics, said it added Edward F. Lange, Jr. as chief financial officer and member of its board of directors.