Bases, Seasonings, Powders

Highlights

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Packaging Materials

Vital Proteins Debuts New Paper-Based Canister for Its Collagen Peptides Products

Aug. 14, 2024
The new canister design will eliminate more than 90% of the company’s plastic use over the next several years.
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Capital Spending

Pioneer Sugar Parent Company Dedicates New Desugarization Plant

Aug. 5, 2024
New facility will help Michigan Sugar Co. extract an additional 80 million pounds of sugar annually without planting another acre of sugarbeets.
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Plant Expansion

Mizkan America Announces Expansion of Owensboro, Kentucky, Processing Plant

Aug. 1, 2024
Manufacturer of pasta sauces and vinegar products such as Ragú, Bertolli and Holland House will invest $156 million to expand facility by about 320,000 sq. ft.
MAHATHIR MOHD YASIN
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Plant Operations and Engineering

Campbell’s Paris, Texas, Plant to Lose Soup Operations, Shift to Sauce, Salsa

July 26, 2024
Nearly half the plant’s 680 workers to be affected by the transition of the plant away from soup production to focus on sauce and salsa over the next two years.
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People on the Move

Summit Hill Foods Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer

July 22, 2024
Kyle Peterson has led marketing efforts for various CPG food brands in his career, which spans more than 20 years.
Abhijit Tembhekar
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People on the Move

McCormick Details Changes as Retirement Nears for Current EVP & CFO Mike Smith

July 1, 2024
Marcos Gabriel will be promoted to EVP and CFO, and will transition into the role beginning in December.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Canadian Processor Lassonde Agrees to Purchase Summer Garden Food Mfg. Parent, The Zidian Group

June 24, 2024
Lassonde will pay $235 million for the Boardman, Ohio, processor of sauces, marinades, dressings and shelf-stable products.
Courtesy of Kikkoman Foods
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Capital Spending

Construction of New Kikkoman Jefferson, Wisconsin, Plant Under Way

June 13, 2024
Soy sauce processor will invest more than $800 million on this new facility and expansions at Walworth, Wis., plant to increase its production footprint in the state.
Mergers & Acquisitions

DayDayCook Acquires Omsom, a Multi-Brand Asian Consumer Foods Company

June 12, 2024
Fast-growing processor of Asian cooking sauces and noodles expects to benefit from DayDayCook deal.