Southeastern Mills acquires hot sauce brands from Bruce Foods
Southeastern Mills Inc. has acquired The Original Louisiana Brand Hot Sauce and related assets from Bruce Foods Corp. IFT Daily News
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Chicago investment firm acquires Gehl Foods
Wind Point Partners, a Chicago-based private equity investment firm, has acquired Gehl Foods. IFT Daily News
Tyson Foods to shut down Georgia poultry plant
As part of ongoing efforts to increase efficiencies of its poultry business in Georgia, Tyson Foods Inc. plans to discontinue operations at its Buena Vista, Ga., poultry plant at the … Continue Reading →
Robert Mondavi Institute awards Arla Foods Graduate fellowship
The Robert Mondavi Institute for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis, has announced that Fang (Diane) Dou is the recipient of the 2015 Arla Foods Graduate … Continue Reading →
H.J. Heinz, Kraft Foods to merge
H.J. Heinz Co. and Kraft Foods Group Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create The Kraft Heinz Co., forming the third largest food and beverage company in … Continue Reading →
Kraft Foods recalls <em>Macaroni & Cheese</em> due to possible metal pieces
Kraft Foods Group is voluntarily recalling approximately 242,000 cases of select code dates and manufacturing codes of the Original flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner due to the possibility … Continue Reading →
Hain Celestial acquires Empire Kosher Foods
The Hain Celestial Group Inc., an organic and natural products company, has announced the acquisition of the remaining approximately 80% that it did not already own of EK Holdings Inc. … Continue Reading →
Flowers Foods’ EVP to retire
Flowers Foods Inc., a producer and marketer of packaged bakery foods, has announced that Gene D. Lord, executive vice president, will be retiring on April 24, 2015, after almost 50 … Continue Reading →
Mondelez sells stake in Ajinomoto General Foods
Mondelez International announced that it will sell its 50% interest in Ajinomoto General Foods (AGF), which manufactures and sells instant, ground, and liquid coffee products in Japan, to its joint … Continue Reading →
U.S. FTC challenges proposed merger of Sysco, US Foods
On, Feb. 19, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint charging that the proposed merger of Sysco and US Foods would violate the antitrust laws by significantly … Continue Reading →