Artisanal Brands, Inc., a N.Y.-based marketer and distributor of specialty, artisanal and farmstead cheese products, plans to relocate into new cheese aging and production facilities next spring as part of its 10th anniversary.
New Orleans-based Louisiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board (LSPMB) re-launched its former site, www.louisianaseafoodnews.com, an online newsroom that offers news about the Louisiana seafood industry.
ConAgra Foods, Inc., Omaha, Neb., completed its acquisition of the Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu frozen meals businesses from Unilever PLC, for total cash consideration of $267 million, subject to adjustment. The company announced the acquisition agreement on July 30.
Farbest Foods, Huntingburg, Ind., began moving dirt in the Vincennes Industrial Park in Vincennes, Ind., for its new turkey processing plant. The 227,000-square-foot plant will initially employ 360 people, and is expected to begin production in January 2014.
Bob Evans Farms, Inc., Columbus, Ohio, and its subsidiary, BEF Foods, Inc., acquired Kettle Creations, LLC, the Kettle Creations brand and a 100,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art food manufacturing plant located in Lima, Ohio, that produces mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese and other side dishes.
In an Aug. 10 letter to EPA administrator Lisa Jackson, AFFI and its coalition allies emphasized that granting a waiver from the Renewable Fuel Standard “would significantly reduce the harm food makers and consumers will feel because of the drought.”
General Mills completion its acquisition of Yoki Alimentos SA, a privately-held manufacturer of food complements, juice mixes, soups, soy beverages and more.
The U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Chicken
Council and National Turkey Federation joined a coalition of industry groups in challenging the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Hours of Service Final
Rules for commercial truck drivers.
ConAgra Foods entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Bertolli and P.F. Chang’s Home Menu
frozen meals businesses from Unilever PLC for a total cash
consideration of $265 million.