Some companies’ names are self-explanatory. At first glance, Request
Foods appears to be one of them. After all, granting customer requests
is exactly what this contract processor aims to do.
Meat processing giant Smithfield Foods Inc., Smithfield, Va., announced a reorganization and six plant closings to "improve operating efficiencies and increase utilization" within its pork group.
The private investor group Mill Road Capital, L.P., Greenwich, Conn., has made a $0.36 per share offer for all outstanding shares of Galaxy Nutritional Foods Inc.
Using coupons, eating fewer meals out, preparing more home cooked meals from scratch, and substituting private label products for leading branded items are just a few of the strategies market intelligence source Packaged Facts expects to see consumers utilize this year.
Last year, food and beverage processors introduced nearly 50,000 new products out of a total 122,743 new UPC offerings in U.S. grocery, drug and mass merchandise stores.