Giant Food, the leading greater Washington, D.C. regional food retailer, today announces the launch of Local Produce Boxes featuring locally sourced, in-season produce online through Giant Delivers. Available throughout the summer without a subscription or commitment, the boxes retail for $20.00 and will contain six or more unique items from local farms in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.
Jim Motos, Senior Vice President of the Consumer Brands Division of Rich Products Corporation, released the following statement on the untimely passing of Ray Jones, a 30-year veteran of Rich’s and longtime seafood industry leader.
Bakery manufacturer Brill--formerly known as CSM Bakery Solutions in the U.S.--is being sold to Minneapolis-based Rise Baking Company. The deal is expected to close this summer. Terms were not disclosed. This is the second major acquisition in just over a year for Rise Baking Company. Rise purchased the North American frozen bakery business of Dawn Foods in March, 2020.
Kellogg's is expanding their existing partnership with Sodexo to deliver plant-based Incogmeato by MorningStar Farms Burger Patties at more than 3,000 locations. Sodexo, a leading provider of catering, hospitality and food retail services, already serves the Spicy Black Bean Burger by MorningStar Farms. The company is excited to meet the increasing demand for both plant-based and meat-like options.
Marin French Cheese Co. introduces a new logo and design to increase consumer awareness of its status as the oldest artisan cheesemaker in the United States. Marin French Cheese Co. originated in 1865 when the pioneering Thompson family began making high-quality soft-ripened cheeses using French techniques in the incomparable coastal terroir of Marin County, just north of San Francisco.
Pilgrim’s Pride announced it has executed an acquisition agreement to acquire the meats and meals business of Kerry Consumer Foods in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Following the acquisition, Pilgrim’s will be a leading food company, with a significant value-added protein and integrated prepared foods business anchored by a portfolio of strong brands.
Nabati Foods, a plant-based food tech company offering whole, natural, plant-based foods for health-conscious consumers, announces its plant based meat and Nabati Cheeze shreds are officially launching in the United States. These products join Nabati Foods’ already successful lineup of dairy-free, vegan cheesecakes that launched in the U.S. in 2020.
A smoothie consisting of strawberries, apple juice and sherbet was fine ten years ago, but it’s not what most consumers are after today. Now, many people want to put a limit on their sugar intake, and want their smoothie to serve a purpose, like help them meet a personal health goal.
Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) has announced it raised wages for almost 13,500 hourly employee-partners which totals more than $33 million investment in salaries. Part of this investment is the company making the extra $1 per hour in COVID appreciation pay permanent for the hourly retail and logistics employee-partners along with raising the minimum pay for several positions in retail.
Gold Coast Packing has promoted two employees and added one member to its team. The business has always been family owned and operated since its inception in 1978 by long-time friends Ron Burk and Bob Espinola. And it will continue that way as Burk’s son Gary has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. Prior to the promotion, Gary was Gold Coast’s general manager. He had held that position since 2019. Gary will now oversee all daily operating duties at Gold Coast Packing and the company’s processing facility, Fresh Venture Foods.
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