Food Marketing Institute (FMI), Arlington, Va., and Chicago-based Technomic, a research and consulting firm in the foodservice industry, formed a strategic business alliance to offer food retailers concrete information on the growth opportunities for the fresh prepared food area of retail stores.
Chaucer Food Group, a United Kingdom-based producer of premium food ingredients, and Simple Pitch Ventures, Newport Beach, Calif., entered into an agreement to invest in Crunchies Food Co., a freeze-dried fruit and vegetable brand based in Westlake Village, Calif.
Brazil’s Cutrale-Safra Group acquired Chiquita Brands International Inc., New York, and all outstanding common shares of Chiquita for $14.50 per share in cash.
Patrick Cudahy, LLC announced plans to break ground on a new bacon slicing and packaging facility that will be an essential addition to its manufacturing headquarters in Cudahy, Wis.
Although hamburgers have been and are the chosen sandwich ordered at restaurants and other foodservice outlets, a recent study shows that an increasing number of consumers are becoming enamored with breaded chicken sandwiches.