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Reusable Packaging Association Launches Switch, Save + Sell Campaign to Promote Reusable Transport Packaging in Food Applications

May 4, 2018

The Reusable Packaging Association (RPA) has launched a new campaign to promote the value of reusable transport packaging systems for the movement of food from farm, producer, or processor to point of sale. The campaign demonstrates how ...

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Flagship Food to Open New Frozen Food Distribution Facility in New Mexico

Aug 17, 2017

Flagship Food Group is expanding its manufacturing and distribution facilities further in the Albuquerque region, creating a 76,000ft2 frozen food distribution warehouse to serve customers from coast to coast from a single point of ...

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Metro to Acquire Majority Stake in Missfresh

Aug 4, 2017

Metro has agreed to purchase a majority interest in MissFresh, a Montreal company which produces ready-to-cook meals. Ever-responsive to industry trends, METRO is thereby positioning itself in a growing market: the online sale of ...

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US Foods to Buy Toba Distribution Companies

Jul 18, 2017

US Foods has agreed to acquire broadline distributors, The Thompson Company, Braunger Foods and Variety Foods, owned and operated by Toba. Toba entered food distribution in 1995 with the purchase of The Thompson Company in Grand Island, ...

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Baldor Specialty Foods Diverts Organic Waste From Landfills

Jan 10, 2017

New York-based produce processor and distributor Baldor Specialty Foods has diverted all organic waste generated in its fresh-cut plant from landfill, as part of its SparCs food-waste initiative. SparCs is a waste-prevention strategy ...

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Amplify Snack Brands Strengthens Executive Leadership Team

Jan 10, 2017

Amplify Snack Brands announced it has strengthened the Company’s executive leadership team by appointing Mike DeGrace as senior vice president of sales for North American region. Mr. DeGrace joins Amplify with over 30 years of ...

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US Foods to Streamline Logistics Operations with Real-Time Tracking Platform

Nov 10, 2016

Food distribution giant US Foods will implement a real-time load tracking platform from FourKites for advanced logistics operations. The refrigerated food supply chain company evaluated various players before opting for Chicago based ...

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SpartanNash to Buy Caito Foods Service for $217.5m

Nov 10, 2016

SpartanNash has agreed to acquire certain assets of Indianapolis based Caito Foods Service and its Blue Ribbon Transport (BRT) logistic operations for approximately $217.5m. Additionally, SpartanNash will bear certain transaction costs ...

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Cowgirl Creamery Sold to Swiss Dairy Company Emmi

May 19, 2016

California-based cheese manufacturing company Cowgirl Creamery has been sold to Swiss dairy company Emmi for an undisclosed sum. Cowgirl Creamery co-founder Sue Conley was quoted by pressdemocrat.com as saying: "We have merged our company ...

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Premium Brands To Acquire C&C Packing And Affiliate Premium Meat Packers For $146m

Mar 28, 2016

Canada-based food manufacturing company Premium Brands has entered into agreement to acquire Montreal based C&C Packing and affiliate Premium Meat Packers for $146m, in a cash-and-share deal. The transaction, which is subject to ...

Tags: Premium Brands, C&C Packing, Aquisition, Premium Meat Packers

SunOpta Sells Minerals Business to Focus on Food Distribution

Feb 17, 2016

Canada-based organic food company SunOpta has entered into an agreement to sell Opta Minerals business to Speyside Equity Fund for CAD$6.2m ($4.4m), in order to focus on its core business of food distribution. The acquisition proposal has ...

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Panasonic Acquires Refrigerated, Freezer Display Case Manufacturer Hussmann

Dec 24, 2015

Panasonic Corporation has acquired Hussmann Corporation, a Missouri-based manufacturer of refrigerated display cases and systems. Panasonic has signed an agreement with Hussmann Parent Inc., the Delaware-based parent of Hussmann, and ...

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Arbor Investments Acquires Majority Stake in DPI Specialty Foods

Dec 16, 2015

Arbor Investments has acquired majority equity stake in California-based DPI Specialty Foods from Ireland-based Ornua Co-operative Limited. DPI sells gourmet, organic, ethnic foods to national, regional, independent retailers, ...

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Alter Eco Partners with Unique Health Products for Food Distribution

Sep 23, 2015

Alter Eco, pioneer of globally-crafted organic foods with full-circle sustainability, announced it has strengthened its relationship with leading natural foods distributor, Unique Health Products, making the company its primary retail ...

Tags: Alter Eco, natural foods, chocolates, organic cacao

Premium Brands Has Acquired Sausage Brand Isernio's

Jul 10, 2015

Specialty foods producer Premium Brands, through its subsidiary Hempler Foods Group, has acquired sausage brand Isernio's. Valued at around $12m, the acquisition will bring together two of the US Pacific Northwest's specialty packaged ...

Tags: food manufacture, Premium Brands, Hempler Foods Group

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