Danone to acquire WhiteWave in $12.5 billion deal Jeremy Gerrard July 7, 2016 French multinational food company Danone said Thursday it reached a deal to acquire organic food manufacturer WhiteWave Food Co. for $12.5 billion.Read More
Survey: Vermont GMO label misleads consumers Jeremy Gerrard July 7, 2016 It’s been less than a week since Vermont’s law requiring the mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMO) went into effect. Read More
Prestage Foods selects site of new $240M pork processing plant Jeremy Gerrard July 6, 2016 On Tuesday, Prestage Foods named Wright County, Iowa as the site of its planned $240 million pork processing facility. Read More
B&G to relocate Mama Mary’s manufacturing Jeremy Gerrard July 6, 2016 Operations at Mama Mary’s, which primarily manufacturers shelf-stable pizza crusts, is scheduled to fully transition by October.Read More
USDA FoodKeeper app adds food safety tools, Spanish and Portuguese functionality Jeremy Gerrard July 6, 2016 USDA has released an update to its FoodKeeper mobile application building on the app’s food safety features to help eliminate food waste in the US.Read More
Hostess to be a public company again Jeremy Gerrard July 5, 2016 Snack cake company Hostess will once again be a publicly traded company, announcing Tuesday it will be sold to Gores Holdings. Read More
General Mills expands flour recall Jeremy Gerrard July 5, 2016 General Mills has expanded its recall of Gold Medal, Wondra and Signature Kitchens flour products.Read More
Labor department publishes new rules to adjust civil penalty amounts Jeremy Gerrard July 5, 2016 The US Department of Labor announced two interim final rules to adjust its penalties for inflation. Read More
Honeywell to acquire Intelligrated Jeremy Gerrard July 1, 2016 The company will acquire North American-based automated material handling solutions provider Intelligrated in a deal valued at $1.5 billion.Read More
Hershey rejects takeover bid from Mondelez Jeremy Gerrard July 1, 2016 The Hershey Company rejected a takeover bid Thursday from rival chocolate company and Oreo manufacturer Mondelez International.Read More
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