General Mills Inc said it has stopped using genetically modified ingredients in the popular breakfast cereal Cheerios as the U.S. branded foods manufacturer hopes the move will firm up customer loyalty in the face of growing opposition to such additives.
Continental Mills, a US-based food manufacturer, has purchased a dry mix manufacturing facility in Effingham, Illinois, from Harlan Bakeries, for an undisclosed sum.
An affiliate of Peak Rock Capital, an Austin-based private equity firm, has acquired Onsted, Mich.-based Natural American Foods, Inc., a leading honey producer.
Back to Nature Foods Company, L.L.C., a portfolio company of Brynwood Partners VI L.P., has acquired the SnackWell’s cookies and snacks business from Mondelēz Global L.L.C.
In response to one of its largest shareholders expressing no confidence in the leadership of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., and publicly calling for a sale of the company, the chairman of Cracker Barrel said no way.
Packaged food company Mondelez International Inc has agreed to sell a controlling interest in its SnackWell's cookie and cracker business to private equity firm Brynwood Partners, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Turkey's Yildiz Holding AS has agreed to buy privately owned DeMet's Candy Co, the U.S. maker of Flipz chocolate pretzels and Turtles covered nut clusters, for $221 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Blue Bell Creameries, Brenham, Texas, once again released its Holiday Favorites line of ice cream to include Fudge Divinity Ice Cream, rich marshmallow ice cream mixed with crunchy chopped pecans and a swirl of milk chocolate sauce.
United Biscuits has announced that, following consumer feedback, it is returning to the classic recipe for its production of McVitie's Digestives, from February 2014.
With the Sriracha trend heating up, Kettle Brand, a business unit of Diamond Foods, has added the hot sauce flavor to its latest variety of potato chips.
US-based food security company Blumberg Grain has been awarded a project by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to expand food security and storage in the African country.
Barry Callebaut, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality chocolate and cocoa products, will be present at the upcoming ISM trade exhibition in Cologne, Germany from January 26 to January 29, 2014 (Hall 10.2 – Booth C010-D019).
