The Coleman family has been ranching in Colorado since before it became a state. With its history dating back to 1875, Coleman Natural Foods has been a pioneer in raising livestock without the use of antibiotics or added growth hormones. The family business held strong for almost a century but, in the late 1970s, when […]
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Centre Partners Sells Stonewall Kitchen To Audax Private Equity
Centre Partners, a middle market private equity firm with offices in New York and Los Angeles, has sold its Stonewall Kitchen (SK) business to Audax Private Equity. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1991, SK is a manufacturer of specialty food and gift products, including jams, olive oils, bottled sauces, crackers and […]
Posted inFrozen Food, Executive News, Suppliers, Supply Chain News, West
Lamb Weston Names Scheufler SVP, Chief Supply Chain Officer
Lamb Weston Holdings has named Gerardo Scheufler its new SVP and chief supply chain officer. He succeeded Rick Martin, who retired from the role effective Aug. 12. Scheufler has more than 25 years of supply chain experience, most recently serving as VP of global operations at Mondelez International Inc. There, he oversaw a restructuring program […]
Posted inProduce News, Perishables, Southeast, Suppliers
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Taps Scott Owens As VP-Sales
Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc., a marketer fruit and vegetables in North American has appointed Scott Owens to VP of sales and product management, North America (N.A.). In his new role, Owens will head the banana, pineapple and melon programs, overseeing an internal team focused on the core products of Del Monte Fresh Produce […]
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Spring Hill Dairy Farm Closing Due To Chemicals In Water
Spring Hill Dairy Farm Inc. in Haverhill, Massachusetts, is closing. The decision was made as stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire pulled the company’s water products from shelves due to controversial chemicals in the water, namely per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In a letter, Spring Hill CEO Harold Rogers said, “The deluge of unwarranted attention […]
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UNFI Opens Two Facilities, Lists Four Regional Presidents
by Terrie Ellerbee/editor-Midwest UNFI became interested in Supervalu for one central reason: scale. That drove the decision to acquire it, according to Sean Griffin, UNFI’s chief operating officer. “The benefits of scale ultimately is what this is all about,” Griffin told attendees at the UNFI National Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota. “We’re creating a company […]
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Jones Soda Appoints Former Kellogg’s Executives To Board Of Directors
Seattle-based Jones Soda Co. has appointed Paul Norman and Clive Sirkin to its board of directors. The two appointments were nominated by Heavenly Rx Ltd. in connection with its strategic financing agreements with the company and certain other company shareholders. In addition, both Vanessa Walker and Ray Silcock will be stepping down from the company’s […]
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Report: Meal Kits, Online Grocery Shopping Revitalize Interest In Home Cooking
More than half of U.S. adults claim they really enjoy cooking (53 percent) and more than a third consider the kitchen to be the most important room in the home (35 percent), according to data in the new report “Eating Trends: Cooking & Food Shopping” from market research firm Packaged Facts. These percentages are up […]