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Finsbury Food Plans to Close Grain D'or Bakery Business
Aug 28, 2017UK-based bakery products manufacturer Finsbury Food Group is planning to close its Grain D'Or bakery business, putting around 250 jobs at risk. The company said that Grain D'Or has been historically loss making even after implementing ...
Tags: bakery products, bakery
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Smithfield Foods Purchases JV Partner Kansas City Sausage
Aug 18, 2017US-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 ...
Tags: Smithfield Foods, meat
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Tyson Foods to Invest $84m in Tennessee Poultry Plant Expansion
Aug 18, 2017American food giant Tyson Foods will invest $84m to expand its poultry plant in Tennessee, a move that will double its output capabilities and create over 300 jobs. The expansion project in Union City in Obion County which will begin this ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, chicken
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Tyson Foods Plans $59m Expansion for Pennsylvania Distribution Center
Jul 11, 2017Tyson Foods will invest $59.7m to expand its distribution center in Pottsville, Pennsylvania which would create more jobs, improve efficiency and support its growth plans. The project, which will begin this summer, includes construction ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, foodservice
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Tyson Foods Recalls Over Two Million Pounds of Chicken Products
Jun 13, 2017Tyson Foods is recalling about 2.4 million pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens. The known allergen ingredient in the form of milk had come from one of the company's suppliers who ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, Chicken Products
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Tyson Foods Completes $4.2bn Acquisition of Advancepierre
Jun 12, 2017Tyson Foods has completed the acquisition of AdvancePierre Foods, a provider of ready-to-eat sandwiches, snacks and other food products, for about $4.2bn. The acquisition to expands its Tyson Foods’ portfolio of prepared foods and ...
Tags: Tyson Foods, sandwiches, snacks
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Home Market Foods Acquires Perfect Fuel
Mar 28, 2017Meat-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 ...
Tags: Home Market Foods, Perfect Fuel
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B&G Foods Reports 49% Increase in Sales for Third Quarter 2016
Nov 14, 2016B&G Foods has announced a 49.2% increase in net sales for the July-September quarter of this year. Highlights (vs. year-ago quarter where applicable): Net sales increased 49.2% to $318.2 millionNet income increased 63.6% to $32.4 ...
Tags: B&G Foods, Financial Results
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Advancepierre Foods Acquires Philly Steak Maker Allied Specialty Foods
Oct 13, 2016US-based sandwich producer AdvancePierre Foods has acquired raw and cooked beef and chicken Philly steak product maker Allied Specialty Foods from Steven Zoll for $60m in cash. However, the transaction amount is subject to certain ...
Tags: AdvancePierre Foods, Allied Specialty Foods, acquisition
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Sager Creek Foods Recalls Limited Number of Canned Vegetable Products
Sep 28, 2016Sager Creek Foods, a subsidiary of Del Monte Foods, announced a recall of approximately 15,000 shipped cases of Field Peas with Snaps and Green Bean Products, primarily non-retail, which may have the potential for trace amounts of shellfish ...
Tags: Sager Creek Foods, Del Monte Foods, recall
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McCain Foods Expands NB Facility
Jun 23, 2016McCain Foods (Canada) announced a major investment in its Florenceville-Bristol French fry plant that will expand capability and create 40 to 50 new jobs. The company is adding a new production line to meet growing demands for hash brown ...
Tags: McCain Foods, potato products, hash browns
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Commission Approves Sysco's Acquisition of Brakes
Jun 14, 2016The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Brakes, the largest UK food distributor, by Sysco, the largest US food distributor. The Commission found that the takeover would not adversely ...
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Tyson Foods to Construct New Chicken Processing Plant in Arkansas
Apr 18, 2016Tyson Foods is planning to construct a new chicken processing facility at an investment of $136m, near its existing poultry plant in Green Forest, Arkansas. The new 200, 000ft2 processing facility will be located across the street from ...
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Fonterra Is to Move to The Airport, Consolidate Seven Premises
Apr 15, 2016Auckland Airport is to build a state-of-the-art new distribution centre for Fonterra’s New Zealand consumer business (Fonterra Brands New Zealand). Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) is scheduled to occupy the new premises under a ...
Tags: Auckland Airport, Fonterra, FBNZ
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Ornua Opens EUR20m Cheese Manufacturing Facility In Saudi Arabia
Mar 18, 2016Irish dairy company Ornua has opened a €20m cheese manufacturing facility in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The facility will produce white cheeses for the Saudi Arabian market, which is considered to be the fifth largest dairy importer in ...