Pickles and fermented vegetables are growing at +15% YOY in units and dollars, as consumers seek functional foods and Wisconsin-based Fermented Holdings are at the forefront.
Lakeside Foods will purchase the Smith Frozen Foods assets including its Weston, Oregon, production facility and Garrett Packing/Brittany Farms operations in Milton-Freewater, Oregon.
The company is introducing a line of classic natural cheese that includes Cheese Curds, Natural Cheese Spreads, Mini Moon Wheels, and a Classic Cheese Sampler, with nine of the 10 products carrying the Proudly Wisconsin Cheese badge of honor
The center will house pilot lines for cell cultivation and precision fermentation, bridging the gap between benchtop and commercial production of alternative proteins.