North Carolina Ports has reached an agreement with Cold Summit Development to build a 280,000 square foot multi-suite cold storage facility located on the Ports Raleigh Street property. The facility would offer 40,000 pallet positions and could house a broad range of product categories, including pork, poultry, produce, grocery as well as life sciences at temperatures ranging from negative 20 degrees Fahrenheit to 57 degrees Fahrenheit.
Coconut is growing in popularity as an ingredient in many products and foods, projected to reach $3.1B globally by 2026. Yet, many people don’t have an understanding of where—or who—these coconuts come from or the issues they face. That’s why So Delicious Dairy Free is debuting the Good People Loop program, which supports coconut farmers in its supply chain.
Tyson Foods will invest $300 million to construct a 325,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art production facility in Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County in Virginia. The new facility will be used primarily for the production of fully cooked Tyson products like Any’tizer Snacks and Chicken Nuggets. The company has committed to purchasing 60 million pounds of Virginia-grown chicken over the next three years. Virginia successfully competed with North Carolina for the project, which will create 376 new jobs.
September 18th is National Cheeseburger Day, and what better way to celebrate than with Meat District’s butcher-crafted, premium meats. Gearing up for the holiday, Meat District is launching their new Shaq Burger in partnership with former professional basketball player, Shaquille O'Neal. The Shaq Burger features Angus beef brisket, chuck and short rib mix blended in just the right proportions so each burger is perfectly tender, flavorful and juicy.
Bonduelle Fresh Americas, the U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonduelle and home of Ready Pac Foods, has appointed Andrea Montagna as Chief Executive Officer. Montagna will assume leadership of the company effective immediately, succeeding Mary Thompson who stepped down from the position earlier this year.
Nestlé is upgrading its 40-year-old R&D facilities in Singapore to feature state-of-the-art labs, experimental kitchens, consumer testing, sensory evaluations rooms, open working spaces, as well as Nestlé's fundamental research hub. This will enable faster translation of breakthrough science into nutritious, great-tasting products for people, across all life stages.
Flexicon Corporation (Australia) a wholly owned subsidiary of Flexicon Corporation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, has more than doubled the size of its manufacturing and sales operation in July, 2021.
Gathered Foods, makers of Good Catch plant-based seafood, announced its Plant-Based New England Style Crab Cakes are now available at all BJ's Wholesale Clubs nationwide in a 24 count club pack for $13.99.
Perdue Farms, through its Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, has awarded a $30,000 grant to Moveable Feast to help purchase a new delivery vehicle for its Home Delivered Meals program on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The donation is part of Perdue’s “Delivering Hope To Our Neighbors” hunger relief initiative.
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