Campbell Soup Co., Camden, N.J., has begun inviting scientists, entrepreneurs and inventors to submit ideas to a new Web site called “Campbell’s Ideas for Innovation.
Responding to shareholder concerns, fast-food giant McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill., reportedly agreed to to formally survey and promote best practices in pesticide use reduction within with American potato supply chain.
Although the majority of U.S. consumers believe that foods in supermarkets are safe, the percentage who feel this way has decreased during the past five years.
Transportation and logistics economist Noel Perry will provide a keynote address at the American Frozen Food Institute's annual Distribution & Logistics Conference, June 14-16, in Seattle.
To improve processing efficiency, IQF fruit and vegetable processor RainSweet Inc., Salem, Ore., said it inked a manufacturing agreement whereby Freeze Pack Inc., Pasco, Wash., will produce all of RainSweet's frozen onions at a new Pasco plant.
Tyson Foods Inc., Springdale, Ark., said it expects by July or August to close a 14-year-old deli meat plant in Ponca City, Okla., and transfer production to three other sites.
Fresh, further prepared foods will star in "Simply Good Meals," a national ready meals merchandising program rolling out from SuperValu Inc., Minneapolis.
Frozen entrees and snacks from ConAgra Foods, Kraft Foods and Tyson Foods were among last year's top-selling new products according to Information Resources Inc. (IRI).