Super premium ice cream processor Ben & Jerry's, South Burlington, Vt., said its CEO and Vice President Global Brand Development, Walt Freese, decided to resign and pursue other opportunities.
Hormel Foods Corp., Austin, Minn., said that for the first time in its 119-year history, Hormel will market its entire its branded product portfolio in a unified campaign.
CSM Bakery Supplies North America (CSM BSNA) Schaumburg, Ill., said it expects in March to acquire Best Brands Corp., a Minnetonka, Minn.-based supplier of frozen bakery goods and bakery ingredients.
The International Association for Cold Storage Construction (IACSC) elected new board officers and board members during the group's 2009 IACSC Conference & Expo, last November in New Orleans.
Tony's Fine Foods, West Sacramento, Calif., said it agreed to buy Columbus Distributing Inc., the Hayward, Calif., perishable foods distribution division of Columbus Foods LLC.
Great Dane Trailers, Savannah, Ga., said it purchased Johnson Refrigerated Truck Bodies, a Rice Lake, Wis., supplier of insulated fiberglass refrigerated truck bodies and all-electric refrigeration solutions.
As financial markets recover, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in U.S. food and agriculture are likely to build in 2010, according to a new report from Rabobank, New York, N.Y.