Jackson’s has announced a plant expansion that will nearly triple its production capacity and add an additional 10,000 square feet of manufacturing space to the Muskego, Wisconsin-based company. The expansion comes less than two years after Jackson’s opened its production facility, which the company believes to be “the first of its kind dedicated to only […]
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Posted inProduce News, Executive News, West
Driscoll’s Names Bjorn As CEO
Driscoll’s board of directors has elected Soren Bjorn, currently president of Driscoll’s of the Americas, as the company’s new CEO. Miles Reiter, the current chairman and CEO, has announced his plan to retire at the end of the year and become executive chairman of the family-owned company. Reiter has been involved in the berry business […]
Posted inCenter Store, West
Natural Balance Wins 2023 Wet Dog Food Product Of Year
Natural Balance Pet Foods has won a 2023 Pet Independent Innovation Award for its new Limited Ingredient Stews for Dogs. The stews, which hit shelves earlier during the summer, won the award for Dog Wet Food Product of the Year. The Limited Ingredient Stews for Dogs feature single animal protein from chicken, beef or duck […]
Posted inBeverage News, Southwest
BuzzBallz Signs Three-Year Partnership With LSU Athletics
BuzzBallz has signed with Louisiana State University Athletics as “Proud Partners” to feature its ready-to-drink cocktails at LSU Athletics events. The partnership will start in 2023 and continue until 2026. Four SKUs of wine-based BuzzBallz Chillers will be available in the LSU Tiger Stadium and at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. The ready-to-drink cocktails will […]
Posted inPackaging News, Northeast, Private Label Brands
Giant Eagle Relaunches Private Label Brand, Nature’s Basket
As part of the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, Giant Eagle Inc. has relaunched its private label brand, Nature’s Basket. All items from the Nature’s Basket product line will now feature responsibly-sourced, high-quality ingredients. “We’re committed to helping our customers realize meaningful value through our Own Brands program, and I am particularly excited to reintroduce […]
Posted inCenter Store, Amazon Fresh, National, Whole Foods
Diamond Crystal Salt Co. Introduces Fine Kosher Baking Salt
Diamond Crystal Salt Co. has introduced Fine Kosher Baking Salt, designed specifically for baking. The Minneapolis-based company said the salt’s finer-cut crystals dissolve, mix and blend faster and more evenly into batters and doughs than table salt. Using Cargill’s proprietary Alberger refinement process, the baking salt delivers increased flavor and is free of additives. The […]
Posted inCenter Store, Midwest
Post Holdings To Acquire Perfection Pet Foods
Post Holdings has agreed to acquire the assets of Perfection Pet Foods for $235 million. Perfection is a manufacturer and packager of private label and co-manufactured pet food and baked treat products. The acquisition includes two facilities in Visalia, California, which will provide Post Holdings with additional manufacturing capacity to source a portion of its […]
Posted inMeat/Seafood/Poultry, Midwest
Grants From Seaboard Foods, CoBank Support FFA Chapters
Seaboard Foods has awarded grants to three high school agricultural education programs to buy equipment for their ag mechanics classes, with a matching donation by CoBank. The recipients, which received grants totaling $22,500, included: $10,000 to Beaver FFA Chapter in Beaver, Oklahoma; $5,000 to Hennessey FFA Chapter in Hennessey, Oklahoma; and $7,500 to Elkhart FFA […]