Cold Foods Industry News
Cold Foods Industry News RSS Feed RSS

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese expands to Petaluma, CA

The new location will house a second creamery and aging warehouse as well as the company’s distribution center.
June 5, 2017
Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co. began construction on a production and distribution facility at 454 Payran Street in Petaluma, Calif.
Read More

Schwan’s Co. to purchase MaMa Rosa’s Pizza

MaMa Rosa’s manufactures frozen pizza for foodservice and in retail stores under the MaMa Rosa’s and Fight’n Tomato Pizza Co. brands.
June 1, 2017
Schwan’s Co., Bloomington, Minn., announced plans to acquire MaMa Rosa’s Pizza LLC, Sidney, Ohio, from middle-market private equity firm HGGC, Palo Alto, Calif.
Read More

Crown Equipment expands Shanghai operations

The facility’s technology demonstration center is designed to help customers make informed purchasing decisions when it comes to advanced material handling equipment and technology.
June 1, 2017
Crown Equipment Corp., New Bremen, Ohio, announced plans to expand in Shanghai with a new facility to support growing customer needs in the region.
Read More

Report highlights role of sustainable seafood certification

The MSC report shows that 94% of fisheries entering the MSC-certified program have made at least one improvement to achieve or maintain certification.
June 1, 2017
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), Washington, D.C., published a comprehensive analysis of the impact of sustainable seafood certification in safeguarding marine resources.
Read More

Smithfield Foods acquires Pini Group's packaged meats companies

The acquisition includes Pini Polska, a meat processing and packaging plant; Hamburger Pini, a case-ready meat plant; and Royal Chicken, an investment project currently in development.
June 1, 2017
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., acquired Pini Group's packaged meats companies in Poland.
Read More

Pacific Coast Producers acquires Oregon Cherry Growers’ cherry processing business

Pacific Coast Producers plans to operate OCG as a stand-alone business and subsidiary of its cooperative.
June 1, 2017
Pacific Coast Producers, a Lodi, Calif.-based grower-owned cooperative that processes and packages fruits and tomatoes for private label retail and foodservice, entered into an agreement to acquire grower-owned cooperative and maraschino cherry producer Oregon Cherry Growers, Inc. (OCG), Salem, Ore.
Read More
Food safety testing

Savour Food Safety International acquires Sherwin Food Safety, forms Savor Food Safe

Savor Safe Food, also based in Worthington, will expand upon the food safety services.
May 31, 2017
Gina Nicholson Kramer, RS/REHS, executive director for Savour Food Safety International, Worthington, Ohio, joined her husband, Bob Kramer, RS/REHS, and five other partners (Vince Fasone, Barb Hunt, Joe Kramer, Miguel Manzano and Gerry Nunn) to purchase Sherwin Food Safety, Baltimore, Md., and re-named it Savor Safe Food.
Read More

Elevate your expertise in refrigerated and frozen foods with unparalleled insights and connections.

Get the latest industry updates tailored your way.

JOIN TODAY!