Feedstuffs reported that South Korea's Harim Holdings Co. Ltd. won an auction to buy Allen Family Foods Inc., a vertically integrated chicken processor in Seaford, Del.
The National Restaurant Association (NRA) said its 2012 National Restaurant Association Restaurant, Hotel-Motel Show -- originally scheduled for May 19-22, 2012 at Chicago’s McCormick Place -- will be held earlier.
Columbus (Ohio) Business First reported that Minneapolis retailer Target Corp. received an eight-year, 60-percent tax credit from Ohio to build a planned $100 million packaged foods distribution center.
Canned and frozen vegetable processors Seneca Foods Corporation, Marion, N.Y., and Allens, Inc., Siloam Springs, Ark., said they are contemplating a merger of the two companies in a stock-for-stock transaction.
Little Lady Foods said it moved its headquarters and expanded its culinary center operations within a new 20,000-square-foot corporate complex in Elk Grove Village, Ill.
The Associated Press reported that Chobani Greek yogurt processor Agro Farma, Norwich, N.Y., will receive $16 million in state incentives for a new dairy processing facility in Columbus, N.Y.
Cargill Incorporated, Minneapolis, said it plans this Friday, July 15, to officially open its $14.7 million Cargill Innovation Center (pictured left) in Wichita, Kan.
Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, said North American food and beverage companies are planning more than $2.2 billion in expenditures specifically aimed at warehouse and distribution centers.
U.S. restaurant sales were hit hard by the recession, and not surprisingly, foodservice purveyors tried to maintain sales and attract customers by promoting value.