“Talent, innovation and execution are at the core of Monterey Gourmet Foods,” says Eric Eddings, chief executive officer of Monterey Gourmet Foods Inc., Salinas, Calif.
There’s no denying that the U.S. Italian foods market felt the pinch of the “low-carb” diet in the early part of this decade. But like other fads before it, the anti-carbohydrate attitude tapered off and Italian foods are making a comeback.
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, announced that it plans to idle a chicken processing plant in Clinton, Ark., as well as a further-processing facility in Bossier City, La.
Approximately 25 percent of Marshall, Minn.-based Schwan Food Co.’s 2006 revenues (totaling about $4 billion) came from the company’s hearty foodservice business.
Private label pizza processor J.O.Y. Foods Inc. formed a joint venture with poultry giant Pilgrim's Pride Corp. to supply McDonald's chicken nuggets, patties and fillets.