Lamb Weston has completed a $200m expansion project at an existing potato facility in Richland, Washington (WA) to increase its processing capacity for manufacturing frozen French fries. The Richland facility, which was built in 1972, was ...
American branded food giant Hormel Foods has purchased Italian meats company Fontanini Italian Meats and Sausages from Capitol Wholesale Meats for $425m. Based in Chicago, Fontanini is a branded foodservice business which was established ...
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Flowers Foods has announced an improved organizational structure aimed to provide greater focus on the company strategic objectives under Project Centennial, stress brand growth and innovation in line with a national branded food company, ...
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P.F. Chang's Home Menu is introducing new savory chicken and pork dumplings and the first family-size skillet meals, just in time for Chinese new year. Inspired by traditional Chinese dumplings, P.F. Chang's Home Menu Signature Pork & ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods has completed the spin-off its Lamb Weston business to become a singularly focused, consumer branded food company. The company has been changed to Conagra Brands to reflect the new direction and streamlined focus. ...
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Hormel Foods has announced several new leadership appointments across business segments. James M. Splinter has been appointed to the position of group vice president, corporate strategy. In this new role, Splinter will have responsibility ...
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Tyson Foods has made significant progress in its transition from a protein producer to a branded, value-added food company with stronger, more stable earnings, company executives told investors at the Consumer Analyst Group of Europe annual ...
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Swiss food company Nestle is planning to acquire the remaining stake of 36.3% in Israel-based food manufacturer Osem for $840m. Nestle had originally invested in Osem around two decades ago, when it had taken 63.7% stake in the company, ...
RingCentral, a leading provider of cloud communications and collaboration solutions, today announced that Del Monte Foods, one of the leading purveyors of premium quality, branded food products in the United States, has selected the ...
Graphic Packaging International has agreed to acquire 100% of folding carton manufacturer Walter G. Anderson (WG Anderson) for an undisclosed amount. The announcement comes on the heels of the company's agreement to purchase Australian ...
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Brazilian food company BRF is set to establish a joint venture with UK-based Invicta Food Group to distribute processed foods in Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia. Reuters reported citing a securities filing that the company's ...
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Fairfax Media claims supermarket growth focus on ‘Junk’ food and cigarettes – confidential data leaked Fairfax Media’s Sydney Morning Herald and The Sunday Age over the weekend have published their analysis of ...
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US-based food company Hormel Foods has completed the acquisition of CytoSport Holdings, for $450m. CytoSport, which is based in Benicia of California, produces muscle milk products. It has been purchased from the Pickett family and TSG ...
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American food company Hillshire Brands has signed a deal to acquire all the outstanding shares of packaged foods firm Pinnacle Foods for $6.6bn. Under the terms of the deal, each share of Pinnacle Foods common stock will be exchanged ...
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ConAgra Foods, Inc., one of North America's leading food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2014 third quarter ended Feb. 23, 2014. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.58 as reported for the fiscal third quarter vs. ...
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