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Tyson Foods Awards $500K To Nonprofit Partners In West Tennessee

Education, hunger relief, housing and other community needs are the focus of $500,000 in community grants from Tyson Foods to six nonprofit organizations in West Tennessee. The grants are focused in the City of Humboldt and Gibson County, where earlier this year Tyson broke ground on a new chicken processing facility. A group of Gibson […]

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Conagra Brands Completes Acquisition Of Pinnacle Foods

Conagra Brands Inc. has completed its acquisition of Pinnacle Foods. The closing of the transaction follows the approval of Pinnacle Foods’ shareholders and satisfaction of all terms and conditions. Through the acquisition, Conagra Brands adds a number of well-known brands to its portfolio, including Birds Eye, Duncan Hines, Earth Balance and Vlasic, as well as emerging brands, such as Gardein, Glutino, Udi’s, Wish-Bone and Evol, among others. […]

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PepsiCo Sets New Packaging Goal Of 25% Recycled Plastic Content

As part of its sustainable plastics plan, PepsiCo Inc. has set its sights on a new goal to use 25 percent recycled content in its plastic packaging by 2025. PepsiCo aims to achieve this goal by collaborating with suppliers and partners, helping to increase consumer education, fostering cross-industry and public-private partnerships, and advocating for improved […]

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Roche Bros. And One Mighty Mill Debut Local Farm-To-Table Wheat

Roche Bros. is the first retailer to carry freshly milled flour and baked goods from One Mighty Mill. Available in select Roche Bros. stores, One Mighty Mills’ whole wheat flour, bagels and tortillas are all made from transitional organic wheat grown in Linneus, Maine, and milled in Lynn, Massachusetts.   The traditional process keeps the […]

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Foster Farms Introduces ‘Bold Bites’ On-The-Go Chicken Snacks

California-based all-natural chicken producer Foster Farms is rolling out Bold Bites, a new on-the-go chicken snack. Bold Bites are fully cooked, ready-to-eat chicken breast pieces delivering 15g of protein per serving. Packaged in grab-and-go, single-serve pouches, the new product line includes five varieties—Cajun, Chile Verde, Korean BBQ, Caribbean Jerk and Parmesan Garlic—and is free of hormones, artificial colors and […]

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Pinnacle Foods Expands Fayetteville, Arkansas, Facilities

Pinnacle Foods Inc., a consumer packaged foods company, has opened a 164,000-s.f. warehouse connected to its manufacturing building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, reports Area News Desk. Fayetteville is the company’s frozen meal hub, producing products such as Evol and Hungry-Man as well as Swanson pot pies for Canadian distribution and other frozen products. “The location of the […]

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Capra Foods Is First U.S. Lamb Company To Receive ‘Step 5’ Certification

Capra Foods, based in Goldthwaite, Texas, has become what it says is the first U.S.-based lamb company to receive the Global Animal Partnership’s (GAP) Step 5 Animal Welfare rating. According to Capra, it received the highest rating ever issued to a commercial lamb program globally. GAP, a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization based in Austin, Texas, is […]

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Ferrero USA To Expand Packaging, Warehousing Facility In New Jersey

Ferrero USA plans to expand its industrial facility located in Franklin Township, Somerset, New Jersey. The $9 million investment will bring nearly 100 jobs to the area and bring the facility up to a total of 67,000 s.f. for packaging and warehousing. In attendance at the ground breaking ceremony was Paul Chibe, president and CEO, as well as […]