Brazilian juice maker Cutrale and investment firm Safra Group have agreed to acquire American banana producer Chiquita Brands International, in a $680m deal. A definitive merger agreement to this effect was signed between Cutrale-Safra ...
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Chiquita Brands International today announced the appointment of Craig Stephen as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Fresh Express. Mr. Stephen will have responsibility for Fresh Express sales, marketing and customer service ...
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Blaze Fast-Fire'd Pizza, the nation's leading build-your-own pizza chain, today announced that it will soon be opening its first North Carolina location, near Raleigh-Durham The fast-casual concept, known for its chef-driven menu and ...
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Corona-based APPA Fine Foods have recalled over 90,000 pounds of chicken Caesar salad kits due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service ...
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US-based Golden State Foods has acquired ownership of New Zealand-based Snap Fresh Foods, for an undisclosed amount. Snap Fresh Foods supplies premium salad greens, vegetable mixes, baby-peeled carrots, fresh sprouts, dressings and ...
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US-based coffee firm Caribou Coffee has added green salads, wraps, pasta salads, snack boxes and fresh fruit to coffeehouse menus across Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. The company claims that new additions are low-calorie, gluten-free ...
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US-based Chiquita Brands International has confirmed that it has received an unsolicited offer from Cutrale Group and Safra Group to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of the company at a price of $13 per share in cash. The offer ...
Fuddruckers, a restaurant brand owned by US-based Luby’s, has expanded its offerings with the launch of new Bourbon Burger. The new Bourbon Burger is made with seasoned and grilled-to-order beef patty that is glazed in a sweet ...
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US-based food company General Mills has added a new diet, Suddenly Grain Salad, to its portfolio of pasta salads. Suddenly Grain Salad is a mix of grains such as brown rice, wild rice, wheat berries and quinoa. It is paired with ...
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You know that carton packaging 'tells' a consumer that your ready meal or packaged meat is superior quality. You've baulked at using it because the carton sleeves have to be applied by hand, and this would slow down your production process. ...
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UK-based APS Salads has deployed new packaging machinery, the fully electric eclipse SL4 tray sealer, developed by Packaging Automation, for packing tomatoes. The machinery not only addresses the environmental impact of packaging ...
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Finland-based packaging company Huhtamaki has designed new lightweight packaging food containers called ‘Taste’. Available in kraft brown, the new range is suitable for hot and chilled foods and is offered in small, medium ...
D&W Fine Pack, a leader in the food packaging industry, is launching its new VersaLock tamper-evident packaging line featuring an advanced corner-tab design. VersaLock's corner tab indicates tampering while its tight perimeter seal keeps ...
Canada's leading restaurant furniture manufacturer and distributor, Restaurant Furniture Canada recently helped Utopia Café & Grill in Toronto enhance the interior décor of their restaurant with new chairs and bar stools. ...
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UK-based Southern Salads has purchased a high speed eclipse SL6 tray sealer from Packaging Automation (PA) in a bid to increase both productivity and efficiency in the packing of its salads. The machine has the capacity to seal up to ...