Deschutes Brewery has announced plans to build a tasting room in downtown Roanoke in the US state of Virginia. The Oregon-headquartered brewery, which announced it will be creating an east coast facility in Roanoke last year, is looking ...
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La Brea Bakery has introduced Artisan Flatbread crisps made with single origin fortuna wheat. La Brea Bakery Flatbread Crisps are made with premium, flavorful ingredients like fresh herbs and distinctive spices, and twice baked to achieve ...
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A new €8.1m five-year research and innovation program, focusing specifically on meat processing, has been launched at the Teagasc Ashtown Research Centre in Dublin. Dubbed as Meat Technology Ireland (MTI), the program has been ...
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J&J Snack Foods has strengthened its partnership with General Mills by launching Pillsbury Churro Bites. The bite-sized, traditionally Spanish treats, combined with a household name like Pillsbury are sure to cause a stir in the ...
2 Sisters Food Group is planning to close its Smethwick poultry processing facility in the West Midlands, which could impact 630 jobs. The ageing poultry factory located at Bevan Way in the Alpha Business Park has considerable challenges ...
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Private equity firm Swander Pace Capital has acquired Passport Food Group, a manufacturer and distributor of globally-flavored foods to foodservice and retail sectors in North America. Passport Food Group (Passport), was previously owned ...
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Charoen Pokphand Foods' (CPF) subsidiary CPF Investment has agreed to acquire Westbridge Food Group (WFGL) for approximately THB2.6bn (£60m). WFGL is a UK-based company expertizes lie in sales of meat and ready-made products to ...
Real Good Food announced that it has acquired an 84.33% stake in Brighter Foods for total consideration of up to £9m, on a cash and debt free basis. The two companies announced a new partnership to build on the success for the Wales ...
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Danone has agreed to divest one of its US dairy subsidiaries, Stonyfield, to secure approval from US antitrust authorities for its $10bn acquisition of soy-milk maker WhiteWave Foods. The French dairy giant has reached an agreement in ...
JBS USA has agreed to acquire Plumrose USA, the bacon and deli-meats business of Denmark's Danish Crown, for $230m. The acquisition is in line with JBS' plans to diversify its product portfolio and expansion of prepared foods and branded ...
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UAE-based Amira Nature Foods has acquired a portfolio of packaged specialty rice brands from Euro Basmati in Germany for an undisclosed price. The acquired brands include Al Amir, Al Hakim, Bano, Dalia, Hanna and Shah Pari which have ...
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US Foods has agreed to acquire Birmingham, Alabama-based SRA Foods, a meat processor and distributor having yearly sales of around $80m. Family owned since 1940, SRA started out as a butcher shop in Birmingham. Today, SRA Foods occupies a ...
Meat-based food manufacturer Home Market Foods has acquired nutrition brand Perfect Fuel, which produces the Perfect Fuel Dark Chocolate Energy Bites. In 2011, Perfect Fuel Co-founders, Nicolas Warren and Miles Masci, launched their ...
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American rice company Riviana Foods has launched Success Tri-Color 100 percent Quinoa as a new addition its Success boil-in-bag product range. This Success product is an easy-to-prepare, quick cooking quinoa and offers consumers a ...
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Organic snacks manufacturer Barnana has is set to unveil a new snack made from upcycled bananas. The company's Organic Crunchy Banana Brittle will be launched at the Natural Products Expo West Show in Anaheim, California. Banana Brittle ...
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