Chicken, beef and pork giant Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., honored five companies during its fourth annual "Supplier of the Year" awards program.
Local news media reported that McCain Foods USA, Lisle, Ill., told workers in Fort Atkinson, Wis., that the plant's specialty food production line -- responsible for breaded mushrooms, zucchini and other items -- will be closed in August or September.
Hero/WhiteWave LLC, a joint venture between Switzerland's Hero Group and Dean Foods' WhiteWave Foods, opened a $35 million plant in Mount Crawford, Va., to produce Fruit2day, a refrigerated juice drink.
The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) said that starting next fall, its PACK EXPO International convention, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2010 at Chicago's McCormick Place, will include a new integrated focus on processing solutions.
Looking to grow their Awrey Bakeries LLC business, private investors Hilco Equity Partners, L.P., Northbrook, Ill., and Monomoy Capital Partners L.P., New York City, said they purchased the assets and operations of Atkins Elegant Desserts Inc.
Social media use is on the rise, but are
consumers using sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Cafemom.com to make food
decisions? According to a recent study, the answer is not very often.
The National Turkey Federation (NTF), Washington, D.C., presented its annual “Turkey on the Menu” (T.O.M.) awards to foodservice operators in three foodservice categories.
The Natural Marketing Institute (NMI), Harleyville, Pa., said U.S. health and wellness retail product sales reached more than $112 billion in 2008, a 9 percent increase compared to 2007.