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USGBC, Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board welcome new CEOs

November 18, 2016

Check out this week's roundup of personnel changes within the cold food industry.

Hormel Foods unveils multisensory bacon experience

The Black Market enables users to navigate four immersive bacon worlds of variety.

November 17, 2016

Hormel Foods, Austin, Minn., unveiled The Black Market, a multisensory bacon experience designed to launch consumers on a quest in a world of bacon.

Maple Leaf Foods to move fresh turkey processing to Sofina Foods’ plant

The agreement provides Maple Leaf with a cost-effective supply of high-quality fresh turkey for further processing, and supports the company’s commitments to food safety, quality and animal care.

November 17, 2016

Maple Leaf Foods, Canada, announced a new processing agreement with Sofina Foods, Canada, that will move the company’s fresh turkey processing from its plant in Thamesford, Ontario, to Sofina’s new facility in Mitchell, Ontario, in early 2018.

Charoen Pokphand Foods buys frozen entrée Leader Bellisio Foods

Bellisio, a manufacturer and distributor of single-serve frozen entrées, will become an integral part of the CPF vision to be the “Kitchen of the World.”

November 17, 2016

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), based in Bangkok, announced plans to acquire Minneapolis-based Bellisio Foods, Inc. from Centre Partners, New York, for $1.075 billion.

Study: Millennials drive growth of fresh, frozen vegetable consumption

Younger consumers, those under age 40, have increased the annual eatings per capita of fresh vegetables by 52% and frozen vegetables by 59% over the last decade.

November 16, 2016

The continual parental reminder to “eat your vegetables” stuck with Millennials and Gen Zs because they are driving the growth in fresh and frozen vegetable consumption, according to a study released by The NPD Group.

U.S. investment monitor shows increase in business capital investment

Over 5,400 business investments were announced in 2015 and are expected to create or retain more than 402,000 jobs in the United States.

November 16, 2016

U.S. business investment projects accounted for $166 billion in capital investment in 2015, according to the EY 2016 US Investment Monitor (USIM), an annual report prepared by the Ernst & Young LLP Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) and Indirect Tax Incentives practices.

Dean Foods, CROPP form joint venture to expand organic milk distribution

The 50/50 joint venture will serve as a strategic growth platform for both companies.

November 16, 2016

Dean Foods Co., Dallas, Texas, and CROPP Cooperative, an independent farmer cooperative based in La Farge, Wis., formed a strategic joint venture to bring organic milk to retailers.

Total, Corbion form joint venture to produce polylactic polymers

The new company will be based in the Netherlands and will launch operations in the 1st quarter of 2017.

November 16, 2016

French oil major Total SA Total and Amsterdam-based Corbion joined forces in a 50/50 joint venture to produce and market polylactic (PLA) polymers.

Key Technology opens Innovation and Solutions Center in Belgium

This state-of-the-art facility enables processors to participate in equipment demonstrations, application tests and training.

November 16, 2016

Key Technology, Walla Walla, Wash., opened a new customer visit center called The Innovation and Solutions Center in Hasselt, Belgium.

ATRI study identifies autonomous vehicle impacts on trucking industry

Top 10 issues include hours of service, driver shortage and driver health and wellness.

November 15, 2016

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), Arlington, Va., released its report identifying potential impacts of autonomous vehicle technology on the trucking industry.