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Great American Snacks to close Monroe, N.C. plant

Products currently produced at the Monroe plant will be moved to other locations in the Great American Snacks supply network.
July 5, 2018
Great American Snacks, Inc., a Nampa, Idaho-based subsidiary of McCain Foods USA, Inc., Lisle, Ill., announced plans to close operations at its Monroe, N.C., manufacturing plant.
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Land O'Lakes, Inc., California Bioenergy partner to advance "barn to biogas" in California

Land O'Lakes is uniquely positioned to tap into the potential power of California dairy farmers to generate renewable energy from farm waste.
July 5, 2018
Land O'Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., and California Bioenergy, LLC (CalBio), Visalia, Calif., launched what is said to be a first-of-its-kind collaboration to support the financing, installation and management of on-farm methane digesters to generate renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG) fuel in California, thus creating a farmer-led model for "barn to biogas."
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Study: Bulk ice cream market experiences significant growth in 2017, while frozen yogurt registers loss

Over the forecast period, frozen yogurt is expected to continue to post losses, as consumers become less and less interested in these products.
July 2, 2018
While most ice cream categories witnessed either a moderate increase or decline in 2017, bulk dairy ice cream stood out as a strong exception, recording retail volume growth of 4% and current value growth of 5% to achieve sales of 2.6 billion liters and $6.8 billion, respectively, according to a report released by Euromonitor International, UK.
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Dean Foods takes majority stake in Good Karma Foods

Good Karma's plant-based alternatives allow Dean Foods to reach consumers looking for alternatives to conventional dairy.
July 2, 2018
Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas, announced plans to increase its ownership percentage and take a majority stake in Good Karma Foods, Boulder, Colo.
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Report: Smart packaging offers exciting opportunities in online grocery sector

Packaging will play an important role in response to the trends that are shaping the growth of online grocery, says the report.
July 2, 2018
Smart packaging technologies based on unique digital codes will take both online and offline grocery in new directions during the next few years, according to the Tetra Pak Index 2018, released by Tetra Pak, Vernon Hills, Ill.
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Impact Group acquires Co-Sales

Co-Sales represents a wide range of products spanning a variety of retailer categories.
June 29, 2018
Impact Group, Boise, Idaho, acquired independent food brokerage company Co-Sales, Phoenix, Ariz.
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