The Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers (CFIG) has announced its "Top 10 Innovative Products" for 2012 at day two of Grocery Innovations Canada.
Millard, a leading refrigerated warehousing and distribution services company, said it purchased the Springfield, Ohio, distribution center of BEF Foods, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
Canadian food giant Maple Leaf Foods, Toronto, announced significant changes in its prepared meats business to reduce operating costs and increase productivity.
The Gloucester (Mass.) Times reported that frozen seafood processor Gorton's expects by late next year to add another production line to its Gloucester-based plant.
The Wall Street Journal reported that global snacks and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y., plans to introduce a U.S. yogurt line through a coming joint venture with European dairy dairy leader Theo Müller GmbH & Co. KG.
The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., Melville, N.Y., said it purchased the Europe's Best line of all natural, frozen fruit and vegetable products in Canada from The J.M. Smucker Company.
Ralcorp Holdings, Inc., St. Louis, said it completed its previously announced purchase of Sara Lee Corp.'s North American private brand refrigerated dough business.
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, owner and producer of the PACK EXPO trade shows, said that with more than 26,000 attendees, 1,559 exhibitors and nearly 630,000 net square feet, PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 26-28) broke its event records on these and several other counts.