J.M. Smucker’s proposed $285m purchase of Conagra Brands’ Wesson cooking oil brand has hit a roadblock with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accusing the deal will reduce competition in the country for canola and vegetable ...
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General Motors has launched the automotive industry’s first commerce platform for on-demand reservations and purchases of goods and services. With Marketplace, drivers can now order and pay for their favorite coffee — and much ...
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American meat processing company Tyson Foods has selected western Tennessee as the location of its new $300m chicken production complex. Tyson Foods had originally planned to construct the project in eastern Kansas, near Tonganoxie in ...
Glory Farms premium vegetables See-Thru can was named the winner of the 2017 Gama Innovation Award for Packaging at a gala celebration in Manchester, England. The Glory Farms package was chosen by an international panel of industry judges ...
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Tyson Foods has unveiled plans to construct a $320m poultry complex in eastern Kansas. A processing facility, hatchery and feed mill will be built near the city of Tonganoxie, in Leavenworth County, Production is anticipated to begin ...
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Fast food restaurant chain Nathan’s Famous has introduced pre-cooked, quarter-pound steak patties for purchase at retail grocery stores across the US. The new Nathan’s Famous Steak Patties are made with fresh beef, with no ...
Imperial Frozen Foods, a portfolio company of Kenex, has acquired 100% of the assets of Greystone Foods. Greystone is a Birmingham, AL based manufacturer of branded and private label frozen (IQF) vegetables. Greystone manufactures 30 ...
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Swedish firm Rottneros has developed a new packaging tray for use in food applications. The company has designed the new food packaging tray to be used for convenience food, meat in grocery stores and take away food. Designed to replace ...
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Sycamore Brewing is set to release a brand-new suite of cans brewed in their recently completed $2.5 million-dollar production facility and cannery in the North End neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Since opening in 2014, ...
Beyond Meat said it will expand US distribution of its Beyond Burger into the meat section of Safeway grocery stores. The ground-breaking burger’s expansion into Safeway marks a substantial push by Beyond Meat into the mainstream ...
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US-based Imperial Bag & Paper has acquired Florida-based Peninsular Paper Products for an undisclosed sum. It is the ninth acquisition under the leadership of Imperial CEO and President Robert Tillis and Jason Tillis, respectively. Both ...
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Blackford Capital has made an undisclosed investment in Indiana-based Ellison Bakery, a manufacturer of cookie, snack bar, crunch and inclusion product, and other products for the industrial market, food service industry, and retail and ...
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La Brea Bakery has introduced Artisan Flatbread crisps made with single origin fortuna wheat. La Brea Bakery Flatbread Crisps are made with premium, flavorful ingredients like fresh herbs and distinctive spices, and twice baked to achieve ...
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Nestlé Pure Life has partnered with Crayola to launch a national promotion that celebrates the creativity and individuality of children. The spring 2017 “Share-a-Smile” campaign introduces a new collection of ...
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Cascades announced the launch of a brand-new consumer line of tissue paper. Consisting of three varieties of toilet paper and two varieties of paper towels, these innovative products will gradually replace the current generation of their ...
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