Cold Foods Industry News

RSS

Sysco Corp., Houston, Texas, reached an agreement to purchase 50% of Mayca Distribuidores S.A of Costa Rica along with its three other affiliates for an undisclosed price.

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), McLEAN, Va., launched a national effort to encourage consumers to take a fresh look at frozen foods.

Nicholl Food Packaging in the UK, Ecopla France, Ecopla Benelux and Germany-based Bachmann Aluminium will now be known as Advanta.

Arla Foods, Inc., USA, Basking Ridge, N.J., reached an agreement to sell its packaging subsidiary Danapak Flexibles A/S to Austrian-based Schur Flexibles Group.

Dematic, Grand Rapids, Mich., opened a new engineering center in Seattle, Wash., expanding its ability to support companies in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho and Montana.

Bob Evans Farms, Inc., New Albany, Ohio, announced plans to expand two of its BEF Foods fresh production facilities, located in Xenia, Ohio, and Hillsdale, Mich.

Sierra Meat and Seafood, Reno, Nev., along with its sister company, Durham Ranches Inc., Gillette, Wyo., announced plans to acquire Strube Gourmet Wagyu Meat.

Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., announced plans to realign its Eastern Wisconsin milk supply strategy.

The Hillshire Brands Co., Chicago, acquired all outstanding shares of Pinnacle Foods, Parsippany, N.J.