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SUPERVALU, Albertson’s shuffle around execs

April 22, 2016

Check out the latest personnel changes in the cold food and beverage industry.

Produce wholesaler Limex rebrands as Sicar Farms

In addition to limes and lemons, SiCar Farms now also grows and markets greenhouse tomatoes, mangos, pineapples, coconuts, papaya and organic offerings.

April 21, 2016

Produce wholesaler Limex SiCar, Mission, Texas, is now operating under the new name and brand SiCar Farms.

Rembrandt Foods to build cage-free egg production site

The Lake Preston, S.D., site was selected for its central location, access to feed and biosecurity benefits.

April 21, 2016

Rembrandt Foods, Spirit Lake, Iowa, announced plans to build a fully dedicated cage-free egg production site in Lake Preston, S.D.

Harry’s Fresh Foods opens branded, private label processing plant

The new Nashville facility will produce branded and private label products for club, retail and foodservice customers.

April 21, 2016

Harry’s Fresh Foods, a Portland, Ore.-based manufacturer of premium refrigerated and frozen soups, entrées, sides and desserts, announced plans to expand operations with a production facility in Nashville, Tenn.

GMA, Battelle launch tool to fight food fraud

EMAlert is a secure and intuitive web-based software tool that allows food manufacturers to analyze and understand their company-specific economically motivated adulteration vulnerabilities.

April 21, 2016

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), Washington, D.C., partnered with Battelle Memorial Institute, a non-profit research and development organization based in Columbus, Ohio, to develop EMAlert, a secure and intuitive web-based software tool.

Peace River Citrus acquires Louis Dreyfus’ U.S. frozen juice packaging business

Louis Dreyfus Co. Citrus provides packaged frozen juice products for private label customers, as well as frozen juice packaging services for major juice brands in the United States.

April 21, 2016

Peace River Citrus Products, Inc., Vero Beach, Fla., acquired the U.S. frozen juice packaging business from Louis Dreyfus Co. Citrus.

Specialty food industry sales hit record high in 2015

Retail specialty food sales grew to $94 billion in 2015, a 19.7% jump since 2013, driven by product innovations and wider availability of specialty foods through mass-market outlets.

April 21, 2016

The specialty food industry continues to be a bright spot in the U.S. economy, and is now a $120.5 billion dollar industry, according to a new report by the Specialty Food Association.

Akro-Mils opens new warehouse

The new facility is projected to transform Akro-Mils’ plastic storage products production and distribution.

April 20, 2016

Akro-Mils, an Akron, Ohio-based provider of storage, organization and transport products, opened a new warehouse facility in Wadsworth, Ohio.

Spartan Motors opens new truck assembly plant

The $5.5 million truck assembly plant will manufacture Isuzu's new F-Series trucks.

April 20, 2016

Spartan Motors, Inc., Charlotte, Mich., opened the doors to its new 85,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.

Market for poultry processing equipment worth $3.83B by 2020

Killing and de-feathering equipment dominated the market share.

April 20, 2016

The market for poultry processing equipment will be worth $3.83 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 4.7% from 2015-2020, according to a study produced by Markets and Markets, Dallas, Texas.