Dole Food Company, Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., approved updating the company’s owned vessel fleet with the acquisition of three new specialty built refrigerated container ships for its U.S. West Coast operations.
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., and Hong Kong-based Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. entered into a definitive merger agreement that values Smithfield at approximately $7.1 billion.
High Liner Foods (USA), Inc., Portsmouth, N.H., announced plans to invest $6.6 million to further modernize and expand its 240,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Newport News, Va., increasing production to meet customer demand for products from its leading U.S. foodservice brands.
Premium Standard Farms, LLC, a unit of Smithfield Foods’ hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown, changed its name to Murphy-Brown of Missouri, LLC, effective immediately.
Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, announced plans to merge two of its portfolio companies—Hearthside Food Solutions and Ryt-way Industries.
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, Rosemont, Ill., released two new resources to advance the industry’s ability to track, improve and communicate sustainability performance and progress across the supply chain.
Pocono Produce Co., Inc., Stroudsburg, Pa ., unveiled a new brand identity to more accurately market its current capabilities and product offerings to the foodservice and retail industries.