Cafe Spice's new refrigerated Naan Toasties are a solution for those looking to indulge in the bold flavors of Indian street food without buying a plane ticket. These convenient, on-the-go sandwiches combine the comfort of a grilled cheese with authentic Indian flavors, fresh ingredients, gooey, melted cheese and crispy Naan bread.
Sysco announced it has reduced its outstanding debt by a total of $1.1 billion. The company repaid the remaining $700 million in outstanding borrowings under its long-term revolving credit facility that expires on June 28, 2024. In addition, Sysco’s United Kingdom-based subsidiary, Brake Bros Limited, repaid £300 million of its £600 million in aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding under its commercial paper program, equating to approximately $417 million in debt reduction.
Kraft Heinz has launched the COLLIDERS brand, a new line of refrigerated desserts featuring some of the most popular candy brands, like Reese’s and Kit Kat, in a new spoonable style. COLLIDERS desserts come in three indulgent formats and 12 total varieties.
ARYZTA announces it has signed a definitive agreement to sell 100% of the equity and assets of its North American business in the USA and Canada to an affiliate of Lindsay Goldberg LLC for a total enterprise value of $850 million in cash. The transaction is expected to complete by the end of ARYZTA’s current 2021 financial year and is subject to closing conditions customary for this type of transaction.
Plant-based processor Tattooed Chef announced that six new vegan and vegetarian bowls will be available at Target stores nationwide, including their Burrito Bowl, Enchilada Bowl, Buddha Bowl, Veggie Hemp Bowl, Cauliflower Plant-Based Pepperoni Pizza Bowl, and Cauliflower Mac & Cheese Bowl.
Just in time for those seeking a green St. Patrick's Day treat, M&M'S Mint Ice Cream Cookie Sandwiches feature mint-flavor ice cream between two chocolate cookies with Milk Chocolate M&M'S Minis.
Natasha Case, CEO and Co-Founder of Coolhaus, announced that Queens' Coffee Ice Cream is back this year exclusively at Whole Foods. Made with Allegro Coffee’s Three Queens Blend sourced from three women-owned coffee farms in East Africa, this pint has been touched by women at every level of its creation. Natasha is passionate about helping pave the way for other female and LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs through mentorships, innovative business partnerships, and funding grants through foundations like Black Girl Ventures.
Anchor Packaging broke ground on a 90,000-square-foot, $21.5 million expansion to its Paragould, Arkansas, manufacturing facility, which will bring 45 new jobs over the next 30 months.
Blackline Cold Storage announced it will develop, construct and operate a new 298,000 sf state-of-the-art cold storage facility to be owned in partnership with Artemis Real Estate Partners at the Port of Houston, on a 36-acre site it is purchasing in the TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park. The rail-connected site is strategically located within the heavy-haul corridor in close proximity to the Barbours Cut and Bayport container terminals and with convenient access to the regional interstate highway system and provides Blackline the land for phased expansion up to 650,800 sf at full buildout.
Clayco, a full-service, turnkey real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm, announced it has been awarded the design-build contract for Dollar General’s new distribution center in Blair, Nebraska. This marks the sixth distribution center that Clayco will build for Dollar General.