Beyond Meat has closed a new financing round led by Cleveland Avenue, a venture capital firm founded by Don Thompson, former CEO of McDonald’s Corporation. “We see Beyond Meat as a strategic and compelling consumer-focused ...
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Soupman, makers of the best tasting slow-cooked small-batch soups in the world, has announced that it has shipped its newest variety, Shrimp Bisque, to a number of major grocery chains around the country including Publix, HEB, Acme, Shaw's, ...
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Chicago-based private equity firm Geneva Glen Capital (GGC) has acquired Dianne’s Fine Desserts from Superior Capital Partners for undisclosed sum. Chicago-based private equity firm Geneva Glen Capital (GGC) has acquired Dianne's ...
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Firma Holdings has acquired baked goods maker Sicilian Sun and its subsidiary Sicilian Sun Foods. The acquisition also involves Sicilian's two production facilities located in Alcamo and Catania on the island of Sicily in Italy. The ...
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Nutroganics has inked a letter of intent to acquire certain assets of soy yogurt brand Wholesoy for an undisclosed amount. Wholesoy offers organic, non-gmo verified, soy yogurt to natural foods retailers such as Whole Foods and specialty ...
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Krusteaz, maker of premium baking, pancake and waffles mixes, announces today the national availability of its first line of flatbread mixes, incredibly versatile pantry staples that give consumers everything they need to create ...
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Legit Organics, the Oregon-based candy company keeping it real with all organic products, is now on the shelves at Gelson's Markets across Southern California. Founded in 1951, Gelson's Markets is recognized as one of the nation's ...
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Landec Corporation, a materials science company that develops and markets innovative and patented products for healthy living applications in food and biomedical markets, is expanding commercial applications for its patented BreatheWay ...
More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores isn't exactly what the bees produce, according to testing done exclusively for Food Safety News. The results show that the pollen frequently has been filtered out of ...
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Garden-Fresh Foods, a US-based food firm, has halted operations at its production facility in Milwaukee over product recalls. The company has recalled tons of products in five recalls since August-end, as Michigan state food safety ...
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Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), a national milk marketing cooperative, has completed the acquisition of Dairy Maid Dairy, a family-owned processor of milk, juice and fruit drinks, for an undisclosed amount. Established in 1946, Dairy Maid ...
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Nualight, the Irish LED manufacturer has appointed Shaun Gray as its new CEO. Gray replaces Nualight's founder Dr Liam Kelly who is retiring but will still remain on the group's board. Shaun Gray takes the lead at Nualight Gray was ...
Pop into your local supermarket and pick up a packet of own label chocolate digestive biscuits. Now carefully inspect the packaging. Across the front and back of the pack you’ll find a raft of information that goes beyond brand ...
Tags: label, packaging, brand messaging, recycling details
Australian retail distributor Metcash has booked a drop in full-year profit. For the 12 months to the end of April, earnings dropped to A$90m (US$90.4m) from A$241.4m in the prior-year. Metcash blamed the decline on restructuring costs ...
Tags: Metcash, full year profit drop, food retail, food industry
New test protocol for adhesives developed to facilitate thermoform recycling in Canada . Canadian retailers address PET thermoform recycling A new test protocol has been introduced to determine the impact of labels and adhesives on PET ...
Tags: market view, PET thermoform recycling, plastics recycling