American Meat Institute (AMI) officials said buyer attendance at the Worldwide Food Expo's 2009 International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Industry Convention and Exposition exceeded 2007 totals.
The National Frozen & Refrigerated Foods Association (NFRA), Harrisburg, Pa., said it elected association officers and members of the board of directors for 2009-2010.
The board of directors of the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) said it voted Wednesday to switch the association's dairy trade show to "an annual event focused on the dairy industry."
Southeastern Mills, Inc., Rome, Ga., said it purchased Superior Quality Foods (SQF), an Ontario, Calif., supplier of food bases, gravy mixes and dry seasoning blends for retail and industrial customers.
Frozen private label and foodservice bagel processor Fleischer’s Bagels, Inc., Macedon, N.Y., said it hired Mike Rosensteel as national sales manager – retail/alternate channels.
Retail distributor United Natural Foods, Inc., (UNFI) Providence, R.I., said it will lease a 590,000-square-foot multi-temp distribution center in Lancaster, Texas.
Frozen organic food processors Helen's Kitchen, Irvine, Calif., and The Organic Bistro, Scottsdale, Ariz., said they merged to form Food Collective Inc.
MKG Provisions, Woodville, Texas, said it has begun partnering with an unnamed seafood processor in El Salvador to supply frozen seafood items to commissaries as well as foodservice and retail customers.
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