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Bubbies sauerkraut Wildbrine acquired sold

Mergers & Acquisitions

Bubbies and Wildbrine brands acquired by Fermented Food Holdings

March 4, 2022

Fermented Food Holdings (FFH), established in late 2021, has acquired fermented-food brands Wildbrine and Bubbies. The fermented-foods category is expanding rapidly, expected to reach 10% CAGR by 2025.

CMMS

Six steps for implementing a successful CMMS after COVID-19

Wasique Ahmad

March 4, 2022

Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) have become an important tool for companies looking to improve their safety and efficiency.

Good Planet Foods debuts plant-based cheese wheels

March 3, 2022

GOOD PLANeT Foods, creator of premium plant-based, allergen-free cheeses, unveiled two new products to their line-up: Real Smoked Cheddar and Real Smoked Gouda Plant-Based Cheese Wheels.

Mergers & Acquisitions

May River Capital acquires Cablevey Conveyors

Cablevey Conveyors celebrated its 50th anniversary on the day of the acquisition

March 2, 2022

May River Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on lower middle market industrial growth companies, has acquired Cablevey Conveyors, a global manufacturer of tubular-drag conveyor systems based in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

People are more consumed about food price inflation than COVID-19.

COVID & Inflation

COVID cases drop in the U.S. while food prices climb

A new study finds diminished worry about COVID among American consumers, but an overly heightened concern about food price increases

March 1, 2022

While concern for COVID decreases among Americans post Omicron, consumers feel inflation's pain at the supermarket.

Family Dollar recall on certain products including food

FDA voluntary recall on Family Dollar store products

February 28, 2022

Products voluntarily recalled from Family Dollar stores in six states include food, cosmetics, drugs and devices

Flexitarian: The next foodie group

February 28, 2022

Two-thirds of U.S. consumers who identify as flexitarians and nearly three-fourths of consumers who follow a non-animal protein diet consider themselves foodies.

LFIA commends Biden administration, Mexican government regarding avocado imports

February 25, 2022

LFIA commends both the Biden Administration and the government of Mexico for working diligently on arriving at a timely solution to keep the imports of avocados free flowing into the U.S. to satisfy the country’s increasing demand for the highly popular fruit.

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Ingredients

Renaissance BioScience announces new patents for acrylamide-reducing yeast technology in five countries

February 24, 2022

Renaissance BioScience, a global bioengineering company, has received new patent allowances and grants for its non-GMO acrylamide-reducing yeast (ARY) from regulatory authorities in China, Russia, India, Australia and Vietnam. These five new ARY patent grants and allowances join previously issued patents from the U.S., Japan, Indonesia, Chile and Colombia, with patents pending in multiple additional markets.