The Wheat Foods Council (WFC), a non-profit Ridgway, Colo., organization dedicated to educating the public about the importance of grains, complex carbohydrates and fiber, is celebrating 40 years of all things wheat foods.
Smithfield Foods, Inc. released a detailed report of its sustainability results for fiscal 2012 on its newly updated website, www.smithfieldcommitments.com.
Dole Food Co., Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., signed a definitive agreement with ITOCHU Corp. for the sale of Dole’s worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce businesses for $1.685 billion in cash.
Tony’s Fine Foods, West Sacramento, Calif., acquired substantially all of the assets of Ideal Food Products, Inc., a Portland, Ore.-based perishable foods distributor.
United Natural Foods, Inc., a Providence, R.I., distributor of natural, organic and specialty foods, announced plans to consolidate its four existing Denver, Colo.-based distribution facilities into a new 535,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility located at Gateway Park in Aurora, Colo.
The Organic Center is combining efforts with the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and relocating its headquarters from Boulder, Colo., to Washington, D.C., effective Sept. 1. The Organic Center will remain an independent non-profit 501(c) (3), but now will be under the administrative auspices of OTA.