UFCW 8-Golden State President Jacques Loveall said, following months of complex negotiations, a new tentative agreement has been reached with Raley’s, Bel Air and Nob Hill in Northern and Central California. “At the bargaining table we were able to build on the key achievements of decades of union solidarity,” Loveall said. “This contract is one […]
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Flowers Foods Gains Rights To Produce, Market Sun-Maid Raisin Bread
Sun-Maid Growers of California, a producer and processor of raisins and other dried fruits, has entered into an agreement giving Flowers Foods, producer of Nature’s Own, Wonder, Tastykake, Dave’s Killer Bread, and other bakery foods, license to produce and distribute Sun-Maid Raisin bread to approximately 80 percent of the U.S. population. “Sun-Maid is intent on […]
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ConAgra Foods To Sell Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings To Givaudan
ConAgra Foods Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings business to for approximately $340 million. Sean Connolly, president and CEO of ConAgra Foods, said, “We are committed to becoming a more focused and higher performing company in order to drive greater shareholder value. Divesting Spicetec is the latest […]
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Dollar General Outbids Dollar Tree For Family Dollar
Dollar General has made a proposal to acquire Family Dollar Stores in a transaction valued at $9.7 billion. Dollar General’s all-cash proposal of $78.50 per share is higher than the $74.50 per share in cash and stock that Dollar Tree offered July 28 in its bid to merge with Family Dollar. Dollar General said the […]