Published: Dec 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

ConAgra Foods is paying $5 billion for Ralcorp Holdings, St. Louis, Missouri, creating a behemoth with projected sales of $18 billion a year including $4.5 billion in private label, more than four times what ConAgra has been making in that segment.

Published: Dec 03, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Southeast Frozen Foods, Gaston, South Carolina, USA, a food products distributor and cold storage service provider, plans a $4.5 million expansion of its operation at the Calhoun County Industrial Park near Gaston.

Published: Dec 03, 2012

Sierra Pacific Refrigerated Services and Traina Foods formed Traina Pacific to buy a 100,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse, other warehouses and the repackaging area, according to Sierra Pacific Chief Executive Officer Chris Murphy.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Tri City Cheese and Meats, a Kawkawlin, Mich., establishment, is recalling approximately 271 pounds of Jalapeno Vienna sausage products because they are misbranded in that they contain monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the label, the U.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Ferguson Crest, a California-based family-run boutique winery, has added a new line of wines - Fergueson Creast - to its portfolio.

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

DC Brau Brewing Company is planning a second production expansion to nearly double its production.

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Foodmate Team

Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) is leasing vineyards in California’s Napa Valley and Australia’s Barossa valleys to retrieve grapes and produce wines to meet their growing demand in global market.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

US-based Bob Evans Food Products has launched new hand-held Breakfast Bakes in three varieties in the US. The new varieties include the Sausage, Egg & Cheese variety, the Bacon, Egg & Cheese variety, and the Southwest Breakfast Bake.

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Keith Nunes

The Hain Celestial Group, through its Celestial Seasonings brand, has introduced Sleepytime Snooz, a shot designed to help consumers fall asleep more easily.

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Eric Schroeder

Sabra Dipping Co., a manufacturer of refrigerated dips and spreads, has added a Grab N Go pack featuring Sabra’s Homestyle Medium Salsa and Tostitos Bite Size Rounds tortilla chips to its line of products. Tostitos are made by Frito-Lay, Inc., a division

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Jeff Gelski

Effective modern drug therapies for heart disease may be one reason for conflicting findings on the benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, according to an analysis appearing in the December issue of the Journal of Lipid Research.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Hostess Brands, Inc. received final approval today for its wind-down plan from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York. The move paves the way for the Irving, Texas-based baker to wind down operations at 33 bakeries, 565 distributio

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Sunland Inc. said the Food and Drug Administration’s suspension of its facility registration was disappointing and unexpected. The F.D.A. suspended Sunland from marketing or distributing its products into commerce on Nov. 26.

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Andy Morton

On-trade alcohol sales are set fair for growth after increasing by 4.9% last year, a new study claims.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

According to PwC, the mandate could cost chain restaurants up to $3.2 billion annually, with quick-service restaurants witnessing cost increases upward of $2.5 billion, and full-service restaurants seeing increases upward of $691 million.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

More major food and consumer goods brands are signing up to use a voluntary on-package recycling label to help clear up consumer confusion around recycling and help them conform to the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) recently updated “green?marketing gui

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Lebanon, Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (CBRL) recently joined forces with the John Morrell Food Group by inking a multi-year licensing deal to make its product categories available to customers in new retail channels. The deal is i

Published: Nov 30, 2012 By: Dean Best

An increase in fourth-quarter sales did not stop US cereal group Post Holdings reported a fall in underlying annual profits as costs ate into its bottom line.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Scientists using an ultrasound-chlorine washing combo, made a clean sweep of the deadly E.coli pathogen from spinach leaves.

Published: Nov 30, 2012

Farmers, fruit packers, haulers and others involved in Tulare County’s citrus industry will hear today how a planned quarantine on movement of commercial citrus will affect them.