Darden Restaurants suppliers listen up! The Orlando, Fla., company is considering more foreign locations for its popular Olive Garden and Red Lobster units, reported the Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel.
Historically, supper is the meal that leads the restaurant industry out of recessions, but that won’t be the case this time, according to a new study by The NPD Group,
Looking to expand its Canadian national presence, diversified meats processor Sofina Foods Inc., Markham, Ont., said it plans to purchase Lilydale Inc., Edmonton, Alb.
Ashworth Bros. Inc., Winchester, Va., says the Baking Industry Sanitation Standards Committee
(BISSC) formally approved and verified Ashworth's Omni-Pro® FlexLite, a
strong and lightweight belt for conveying pans, trays, and large
products.
Packaging machinery supplier Bradman Lake Inc.
said it expects by March to relocate its Charlotte, N.C., manufacturing
plant to a new 40,000-sq.-ft. operation in Rock Hill, S.C.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) will partner with the Packing Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) and host GMA's first "Manufacturing Excellence Conference" during this fall’s PACK EXPO International 2010.
Booth sales for The PROCESSING ZONE, a new exhibit area at PACK EXPO International 2010 (Oct. 31–Nov. 3, 2010; McCormick Place, Chicago), have exceeded expectations.
Citing increased sales to food processors, business enterprise and on-demand software supplier AFS Technologies Inc., Phoenix, said it named Lance Anderson as vice president, national sales-food manufacturing.