US-based Software firm SignalDemand has announced that ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston has selected its EnterpriseOptimizersoftware solution to provide additional insight on ways to maximize output and visibility of its potato supply and ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods has reported that its net earnings increased to $192.2m in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared to a loss of $86.2m in the same period a year ago, when the company incurred charges related to a change in accounting ...
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B&G Foods and Pinnacle Foods are evaluating plans to acquire Unilever's American salad dressing brand Wish-Bone. The sale, which is being managed by investment banking firm Goldman Sachs, is part of Unilevers' strategy to focus on its ...
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ConAgra Mills, a food ingredients brand of ConAgra Foods, has announced that the company is revolutionizing packaging with a new polybag packer. The new recyclable and durable shipping bag, claimed to be the first of its kind in the US ...
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ConAgra Mills, a food ingredients brand of ConAgra Foods, has announced that its flour mill in Oakland, US, has received operational and sustainable upgrades through state-of-the-art equipment. The Oakland Mill has received $21.7m in ...
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The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) announced hat Donna Dempsey has been named Executive Director of the organization, effective June 3, 2013. "Donna brings more than 15 years of experience to AMERIPEN, ...
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ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling approximately 14,000 cases of its Orville Redenbacher’s Classic Kettle Korn flavored ready-to-eat popcorn as they may contain milk that is not mentioned on the product label. The recall was ...
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Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Popcorn, the brand owned by ConAgra Foods, has introduced new Pop Crunch, a ready-to-eat popcorn snack range. The Pop Crunch is available in four sweet and savory flavors including Brown Sugar Cinnamon; ...
PPG Industries has hired Frank S. Sklarsky as executive vice president, finance, effective April 15, reporting to chairman and CEO Charles E. Bunch. Also, effective August 1, Sklarsky will be named PPG executive vice president and chief ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods has reported that its net earnings declined by 57.2% to $120m for the third quarter of 2013, compared with $280.1m in the same quarter in 2012 due to costs related to its acquisition of Ralcorp, although the move ...
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ConAgra Foods, Cargill and CHS are set to combine their North American flour milling businesses to form a new flour milling company known as Ardent Mills, which will cater to the customers in the baking and food industries. Ardent Mills ...
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A selection of quotes from this year's Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference. "While this might not be where we want to be longer term, we believe it is a step in the right direction. We are innovating" - Andy Jones, VP of ...
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US food group ConAgra Foods has lifted its forecast for annual earnings on the back of its acquisition of private-label group Ralcorp Holdings - and "strong contributions" from the rest of its business. ConAgra now sees diluted earnings ...
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USA Triathlon has added four new members to its 12-member board of directors, the organization announced Monday. "These four talented individuals possess a magnitude of experience in the worlds of business, governance and multi-sport, and ...
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The American Institute for Packaging and the Environment (AMERIPEN) today announced that its first Executive Director, Joan Pierce, is stepping down, after steering the organization successfully through its first years. Her retirement is ...
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