MGP Ingredients has announced the launch of Rossville Union, their first proprietary Rye Whiskey label. Named after the founding distillery in Lawrenceburg, Rossville Union represents a historic return to the home of crafted rye whiskey ...
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Seaboard Triumph Foods (STF) is set to begin commercial operations at its new pork processing plant in Sioux City, Iowa from 5 September 2017. STF said that the new facility will make use of robotics and other technologies to supply a ...
US-based meat-processing company Smithfield Foods has acquired Kansas City Sausage for an undisclosed price to grow its packaged meats business and boost its supply chain. Kansas City Sausage is a pre-rigor sausage producer and processor ...
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Destihl Brewery will unveil new brand packaging for its 12oz cans with the release of seasonal sour Synchopathic Apricot. The companywill release all the new packaging solutions for its all brands throughout their distribution centers ...
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Vibrant Health Products has voluntarily recalled one lot of liveGfree Gluten Free Classic Soft White Hamburger Buns because of a packaging error. As a result, this product may contain undeclared egg. The precautionary recall was ...
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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, ...
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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JOLLY TIME Pop Corn, the first brand name popcorn, and Cosmos Creations, a brand that creates premium snacks with an indulgent, artisan taste, have joined forces to provide new popcorn flavors to consumers. The four new ready-to-eat ...
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Ruiz Food Products is recalling approximately 23,544 pounds of beef and cheese tortilla products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically brittle clear plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety ...
North American wine and spirits distribution firm Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits has unveiled a new structure and appointments within the Control Region, effective 1 December 2016. The new organizational structure allows Southern ...
Chinese-backed electric vehicle developer BYD America has launched the industry’s first all-electric, long-range electric garbage truck, a project jointly developed with Wayne Engineering, the Iowa-based refuse industry equipment ...
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Wells Enterprises, an Iowa-based ice cream company, has announced to invest $40m in Le Mars facility to expand its production capacities. The manufacturer of the Blue Bunny ice cream brand and three other local companies have been awarded ...
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More than a dozen Chinese and the U.S. enterprises on Friday signed agricultural transaction contracts worth 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, under which Chinese enterprises will import 5.1 million tons of farm products from the U.S. companies. ...
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Cargill reported financial results for the fiscal 2017 first quarter ended 31 August, 2016. Key measures include: Adjusted operating earnings rose 35 percent to $827 million in the first quarter, compared with $611 million in the ...
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Tyson Foods has announced that it is investing $27m to expand the production capacity of its case-ready beef and pork plant in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The investment is being made by Tyson Fresh Meats, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tyson ...
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