Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. announced that its newly formed portfolio company, Great Kitchens Food Company Inc., has acquired ARYZTA North America’s take-and-bake pizza business. Terms and conditions of the deal are not being disclosed. Great Kitchens will be headquartered in Romeoville, Illinois, and will continue to operate in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and Romeoville, Illinois. The facilities […]
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TerraCycle Completes $25 Million Founding Investor Raise For Loop
Trenton, New Jersey-based TerraCycle has completed a Series A “Founding Investors” capital raise of $25 million for its global reuse platform Loop. Investors include P&G, Nestlé, SUEZ, Aptar, Sky Ocean Ventures, ImpactAssets and Quadia. “Given Loop’s global momentum and the limited amount of capital being raised, it was important for us to pick partners who firmly believe […]
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Goya Foods Offers $80K Culinary Arts And Food Science Scholarships
Goya Foods, America’s largest Hispanic-owned food company, offers a total of $80,000 Culinary Arts and Food Science Scholarships to four students nationwide entering their freshman year of college with an undergraduate degree in culinary arts and/or food science. Goya’s Culinary Arts Scholarship is available on a competitive basis to students entering an accredited two-year or four-year institution. […]
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Hershey Announces Departure Of General Counsel Damien Atkins
The Hershey Co. has announced that Damien Atkins, SVP, general counsel and corporate secretary, will be resigning due to family illness effective Jan. 31. In connection with his pending resignation, Atkins will step down from his general counsel and secretary role immediately and will focus on the transition of his responsibilities until his departure. James Turoff, VP and deputy […]
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Free COVID-19 Vaccines At Big Y Pharmacies When Approved
In partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), all 33 Big Y Pharmacy and Wellness Centers are preparing to administer the COVID-19 vaccines once approved and available for distribution. This partnership is being established in anticipation that one or more COVID-19 vaccines will be authorized and approved for use in the […]
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Hershey Inspires Holiday Baking With New Sugar Cookie Blossoms
Hershey, Pennsylvania-based Hershey is introducing a new cookie, the Holiday Sugar Cookie Blossoms, to spark festive cookie baking this year. The new cookie consists of a sugar cookie base and the recently-released Hershey’s Kisses Sugar Cookie candy at the center. The inspiration for the new recipe comes from Hershey’s home state, Pennsylvania. The sugar cookie is a holiday favorite that […]
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NECSEMA Announces Store Operator Of The Year Award Recipients
The New England Convenience Store and Energy Marketers Association (NECSEMA) named the recipients of its 29th annual Store Operator of the Year Awards and will honor those operators and managers on Dec. 16, during a Zoom ceremony. NECSEMA received more than 70 nominations from industry peers and partners in 2020. Each nominee is visited three times […]
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Eligible Students Can Now Apply For PFMA 2021 Ridge Scholarship
The Pennsylvania Food Merchants Association PFMA is accepting applications for the 2021 Thomas R. and Laura Ridge Scholarship. Eligible students can receive a one-year scholarship up to $2,500 for the 2021-22 academic year. Current employees and the children of company owners who are PFMA members can apply for the scholarship at PFMA.org. All applications are […]