Recent news on foodservice developments in the supply chain, including farm production, wholesale distribution/delivery, and retail/consumer activities.
CHEP pallet and plastic container pooling services has announced a new five-year contract with Kraft Foods Inc. CHEP has been chief supplier of pooled pallets to Kraft for the past 10 years...
David H Murdock and Dole Food Co Inc have signed a definitive merger agreement that allows Murdock to acquire about 76% of Dole's outstanding common stock that he and his family do not own for $33.50 per share in cash. The per-share consideration...
Chiquita Brands International Inc has announced the sale of its interest in the Midwest wholesale produce distribution business conducted by the Castellini group of companies to the Castellini management group. The consideration to Chiquita is...
Canadian Freight Assembly Ltd (CFA) has expanded by opening a new Winnipeg, Manitoba, distribution center and a brokerage division in the United States. CFA is an expedited distribution specialist in temperature-controlled and dry-goods shipments...
When Costa Fruit and Produce learned of The Greater Boston Food Bank's need for qualified Class A drivers, they provided one of their senior drivers to help in distribution of food and grocery products. Besides the roughly 20,000 pounds of produce...
As of Jan 1, 2003, Schwan's Sales Enterprises has become The Schwan Food Co. This new identity will emphasize a focus on growth and innovation built on the firm's 50 years of manufacturing, marketing, and distribution...
The membership of Northeast Cooperatives voted at a special meeting Dec 15, 2002, in Brattleboro VT to approve the proposed plan of merger with United Natural Foods Inc. About 96% of the votes cast at the special meeting were in favor of the...
Swift & Co's beef processing plant in Greeley CO has been open for business since Nov 19, 2002. The slaughter operation was tentatively set to open then if the United States Department of Agriculture approves final documentation provided by...
Kenneth B Moll Associates Ltd has filed a class action lawsuit against Pilgrim's Pride Corp, manufacturer of fresh and frozen ready-to-eat turkey and chicken products, alleging that its products caused deaths and serious injuries from an outbreak...
