Capitol City Produce Company has agreed to acquire the distribution operations of Table Fresh Foods, effective 30 December 2017 for an undisclosed price. Darin Arceneaux, COO of Capitol City Produce, said: "Table Fresh has a tremendous ...
Chilean fruit producer Hortifrut has agreed to take over the blueberry business of Talsa for $160m. In addition to the cash payment, Talsa will get a stake of 17.13% in the merged company alongside a result-based reward. Talsa, a ...
Sumitomo has entered into an agreement to acquire Irish fruit grower Fyffes for €751m to increase its fruit imports in Japan. The global trading company which imports about 30% of bananas to Japan has offered to buy each of the ...
Functional foods manufacturer JW Nutritional has opened a new manufacturing facility at Plano in Texas, US. The new 130,000ft2 facility has been developed to exclusively produce company's protein powders. JW Nutritional intends to start ...
Fresh produce company Fyffes has acquired Canadian mushroom producer Highline Produce for CAD$145m (€98m), including refinancing Highline’s existing debt. Fyffes will fund the acquisition through new and existing bank debt. ...
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Australian juice bar group has launched a limited edition range of ‘Red Raw’ juices made with a range of red-coloured fruit and vegetables. Boost Juice is Australia’s largest juice bar operator, founded by Janine Allis ...
Tags: juice bar, red-coloured fruit, Agriculture
Australian establishment Quality Food World has recalled Pure Produce Company's dip as it may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled product is 200g Pure Produce Company Honey Soy Artichoke dip with Best ...
Tags: cheese, chips, crackers, Agriculture
American foodservice company Golden State Foods (GSF) has signed a Management Services Agreement (MSA) with Guangzhou OSI Food, to control and manage the plant in Guangzhou, China, which produces vegetables, fruits and nut products. Under ...
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Del Monte Fresh Produce Company is one of the world's leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a leading producer and distributor of prepared ...
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Love Beets new 'value-added' beetroot range A new ‘value-added’ beetroot range, Love Beets, has been launched in Australia by family-owned and operated fresh produce company OneHarvest. OneHarvest said its products are ...
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Elizabeth Arden dispenser ensures a continuous product flow Elizabeth Arden selected Airopack as an all-plastic, pressurized dispenser that uses 42 percent less energy and emits 74 percent less CO2 than a typical aerosol can to dispense ...
Tags: packaging, dispenser, innovation, high standard
Pure Flavor, a leading and innovative greenhouse produce company, has unveiled new packaging and design for its Aurora Bites - mini peppers and Beefsteak Slicer Tomatoes. These new designs adhere to the central design elements that formed ...
US-based Dole Food has completed the sale of its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh businesses to Japanese firm ITOCHU for $1.68bn in cash. The sale included a major portion of Dole's operations and assets, including exclusive rights ...
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Fresh fruit and veg group Total Produce has completed its acquisition of a 35% stake in Canada's Oppenheimer Group for an initial C$15m (US$15.2m). Total Produce said today (7 Januuary) that the completed deal allows for the Irish fresh ...
Tags: Total Produce, veg, fruit, Oppenheimer Group
US-based Fresh-cut produce company Ready Pac Foods has announced that its Bowl Salads line is on track to use more than 56,000,000 recycled plastic beverage bottles this year,improving the sustainability of the product packaging. In ...
Tags: Product Packaging, salads, energy savings, Fresh cut