Supermarket News (SN) reported that Topco Associates LLC, a retailer-owned private-label cooperative in Skokie, Ill., is seeking to buy the Wild Oats brand name and other intellectual property from Whole Foods Market.
Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., said it will reduce sodium by an average of 10 percent across its North American portfolio over the next two years.
Bongrain Cheese USA, New Holland, Pa., said it completed a "significant expansion" at its West Coast (Fleur De Lait) plant in the City of Industry, Calif.
Canadian agribusiness giant Viterra Inc., Calgary, Alberta, said it agreed to purchase Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc., Carrington, N.D., in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $240 million.
Prime Star Group, Inc., Las Vegas, said its Wild Grill Foods, Inc. subsidiary inked a deal with UniSea, Inc., Redmond, Wash., "to meet [Wild Grill's] expanded production needs."