Consumers question safety of supermarket prepared foods
With the rise of the grocerant—supermarkets that offer prepared, restaurant-style foods—comes consumer concerns regarding food safety. IFT Daily News
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Hormel Foods’ CEO to retire
Hormel Foods has announced that Jeffrey Ettinger will retire as chief executive officer on Oct. 30, 2016. IFT Daily News
Dean Foods announces CEO succession plan
Dean Foods has announced that Ralph Scozzafava, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as the company’s chief executive officer and as a member of … Continue Reading →
Pinnacle Foods appoints Allen EVP, president of Boulder
Pinnacle Foods has announced the appointment of Michael E. Allen, food industry veteran with experience leading health and wellness brands, to the position of executive vice president and president, Boulder, … Continue Reading →
Pinnacle Foods moves <em>EVOL</em> manufacturing to Arkansas
Pinnacle Foods, which purchased Boulder Brands for $ 975 million in November, is relocating the manufacturing of the EVOL frozen foods brand to Fayetteville, Ark., from Boulder, Colo. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Tall Tree Foods purchases The January Company
Tall Tree Foods, a portfolio company of Altamont Capital Partners, has announced the acquisition of The January Company, a manufacturer of Chinese-style meat products based in Kent, Wash. IFT Daily … Continue Reading →
Premium Brands Holdings buys U.S. operations of Fletcher’s Fine Foods
Premium Brands Holdings, a producer, marketer, and distributor of branded specialty food products, has announced that its subsidiary Hempler Foods Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the business … Continue Reading →
Kent Precision Foods acquires PouchTec Industries
Kent, a family-owned food products and animal feed manufacturer, and PouchTec Industries have announced that Kent subsidiary Kent Precision Foods Group (KPFG), headquartered in St. Louis, has acquired PouchTec effective … Continue Reading →
TreeHouse Foods elects Sliva as president
TreeHouse Foods has announced that Christopher Sliva has been elected president of TreeHouse Foods. IFT Daily News
Plasma technology may be used to kill biofilms on fruit, foods
Seeing fruit “turn bad and going to waste” inspired a team of researchers in China to explore using atmospheric pressure nonequilibrium plasma—already widely used for medical purposes—as a novel solution … Continue Reading →