Grocery store chain Haggen, Bellingham, Wash., announced plans to exit from the Pacific Southwest market and realign its operations around 37 core stores and one stand-alone pharmacy in the Pacific Northwest.
Cargill is investing $111 million to convert its Columbus, Neb., ground beef plant to a cooked meats facility and relocate current ground beef production to existing processing facilities at Butler, Wis., and Forth Worth, Texas.
The Boyd Co., Inc., Princeton, N.J., completed a site selection study that compares the cost of operating a food processing plant in a series of 30 markets in the United States.
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill., presented its 2014 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report, which outlines center-led research programs and activities and references specific actions being taken by more than 100 U.S. dairy farms, businesses and partnerships.
Bakalars Sausage Co., La Crosse, Wis., entered into an agreement to acquire the Schweigert brand of hot dogs, natural casing dogs, braunschweiger, summer sausage and breaded chicken products from Cargill Turkey & Cooked Meats.
The HVACR Workforce Development Foundation, Arlington, Va., released three new reports confirming that demand outstrips the supply of heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration employees. In particular, mechanics and installers are in critical shortage in most areas of the nation.
Fonterra opened a new state-of-the-art beverage plant in Australia, which expands its Cobden plant, home of Western Star butter, and created around 50 new jobs.
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