Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc., Oakland, said it plans in April to close a Houston ice cream plant and transfer its production to four other facilities.
The Athens (Ga.) Banner-Herald said Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, plans to eliminate a nighttime chicken processing shift at its Athens plant.
Since the ancient Greeks gobbled grapes, seafood and wine while donning togas and sandals, food and fashion have shared a complementary relationship. Yet, today the typical refrigerated and frozen food processor doesn’t seem to spend a lot of time, energy or marketing dollars exploring the partnership.
There’s no getting around it. Nearly everyone has to cross a bridge to reach the ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston technical center in Richland, Wash. That’s because the Columbia River twists and turns through this section of southeast Washington and links the sister cities of Richland, Kennewick and Pasco.
LOGISTICS BRIEFS: Convenience store operator 7-Eleven Inc., Dallas, plans Jan. 28 to officially open a 130,000-square-foot commissary and "combined distribution center" in Bohemia, N.Y. The Long Island facility will prepare
Having just completed its $85 million plant last April, Greek-style yogurt processor FAGE USA Dairy Inc., Johnstown, N.Y., is poised to expand the operation yet again.
Meat industry media said Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Pittsburg, Texas, notified employees at its Live Oak, Fla., plant that the company will discontinue second-shift operations during the next 60 to 90 days.
Chicken processor Foster Farms, Livingston, Calif., expects by April to complete a $2.1 million expansion at its corn dog processing facility in Demopolis, Ala.