The Idaho-Statesman said Boise-based supermarket retailer WinCo Foods LLC, opened its fourth full-line distribution center, a 750,000-square-foot operation in Boise.
Diversified bakery, meat and prepared foods giant Sara Lee Corp., Downers Grove, Ill., said it hired Marcel H.M. Smits as executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective Oct. 1.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Domino's Pizza last year introduced a new line of oven-baked sandwiches and says that "overnight [it] became the largest sandwich delivery company in America."
One of the industry's largest suppliers of frozen potato, appetizer and vegetable products, ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston, Eagle, Idaho, said it formed the "Lamb Weston Collaborative."
Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, reported that General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, has begun a $72 million expansion at its Wellston, Ohio, plant.
American consumers plan to enter this year's holiday season more hopeful, resulting in consumer confidence to selectively open their wallets wider than the 2008 holiday season.
MolliCoolz Shakers, made with tiny ice cream beads, hit thousands of stores this year, but overall, new food and beverage product launches are down along with the economy.