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AdvancePierre Foods appoints new CEO, NFRA elects new chairman and more

November 11, 2016

Here's this week's recap of personnel changes in the cold food industry.

H.B. Fuller to open adhesive manufacturing plant in Indonesia

The Surabaya manufacturing facility will feature new PSA and water-based adhesive manufacturing capabilities.

November 11, 2016

H.B. Fuller, St. Paul, Alaska, continues to strengthen its network in Asia Pacific by opening a new manufacturing facility in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Mintel announces 6 key global food, drink trends for 2017

The coming year will be a year of extremes, from “ancient” products such as grains, recipes, practices and traditions to the use of technology to create more and better tasting plant-enhanced foods.

November 11, 2016

Chicago-based Mintel announced the six key trends set to impact the global food and drink market in 2017.

Graham Partners acquires Mercer Foods from Harris Williams

Mercer Foods is a leading producer of natural and organic freeze-dried fruits and vegetables.

November 11, 2016

Graham Partners, Inc., Newtown Square, Pa., acquired Mercer Foods, LLC from Harris Williams & Co., a preeminent middle market investment bank based in Boston.

AquaBounty to pursue new production facility in North America

AquaBounty Technologies is a biotechnology company focused on enhancing productivity in aquaculture.

November 11, 2016

AquaBounty Technologies, Inc., a Maynard, Mass.-based majority-owned subsidiary of Intrexon Corp., announced plans to purchase an existing production facility and construct a new production facility in North America.

NACS chairman says industry’s future is in food

The “NACS State of the Industry Report of 2015” shows how high prepared food sales also push the sales of other items higher.

November 10, 2016

“More than ever, I truly believe that food is our future,” says Jack Kofdarali, 2015-16 chairman of National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, Va.

Danish Crown to build pork processing plant in China

Trends show that the Chinese have less time at home to cook meals from scratch.

November 10, 2016

Danish Crown, Denmark, announced plans to invest approximately $43.9 million in a processing and retail product plant situated in Shanghai, China.

NACS releases State of the Convenience Industry report

According to the report, U.S. convenience stores reached record in-store sales of $225.8 billion in 2015, higher than overall industry sales in 1998.

November 10, 2016

National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, Va., released the “NACS State of the Industry Report of 2015 Data,” the convenience and fuel retailing industry’s premier benchmarking tool and most comprehensive collection of data and trends.

How Palermo's slices through the sea of sameness

Palermo Villa’s 250,000-square-foot, BRC Grade A manufacturing facility in Milwaukee, Wis., boasts state-of-the-art equipment and world-class food safety ratings.

Marina Mayer

November 9, 2016

Take a tour of this 250,000-square-foot, BRC Grade A facility to find out how state-of-the-art equipment, world-class food safety ratings and great employees help this restaurant operator turned frozen foods processor slice through the sea of sameness.

Real estate report offers guidelines in meeting new FSMA requirements

The report offers food facilities guidelines for using commercial real estate industry strategies to help comply with these sweeping changes.

November 9, 2016

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) includes new rules that place food safety responsibility well beyond food manufacturers – compliance now impacts many facilities previously unaffected, according to a special report released by Cushman & Wakefield, New York.