Highlights

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People on the Move

Kevin’s Natural Foods Names New CEO; Co-Founders to Transition Out

April 25, 2024
Following acquisition by Mars and record sales in 2023, company making a change to continue to support the exponential growth of the brand.
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Capital Spending

Palermo Villa Plans New Pizza Production Facility in West Milwaukee, Wisconsin

April 23, 2024
New facility will help pizza manufacturer address increasing demand for its products and is expected to open in June 2025.
Mergers & Acquisitions

McCain Foods Increases Investment Stake in Ireland Frozen Veggie Company Strong Roots

April 16, 2024
Strong Roots and McCain first entered into a partnership in 2021, and McCain plans to expand the vegetable-forward frozen products into additional global markets.
Frozen Foods

Conagra to Close Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Birds Eye Facility

April 10, 2024
Frozen foods plant will shut down in June, resulting in the layoff of more than 250 employees.
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Plant Expansion

Second Phase of Rich Products’ Brownsville, Texas, Expansion Under Way

April 1, 2024
$117 million expansion project will add production capacity for branded appetizer business and bring more than 130 jobs to the community.
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Business Strategies

Unilever Spinning Off Ice Cream Business, Cutting 7,500 Jobs

March 19, 2024
The diversified CPG will cut nearly 6% of its global workforce and embark on a cost-savings program over the next three years.
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Business Strategies

Ruiz Foods Makes its HQ Move to Frisco, Texas, Official

March 6, 2024
The frozen Mexican foods manufacturer cut the ribbon on its new, centrally located headquarters office.
Mergers & Acquisitions

Twin City Foods, Smith Frozen Foods Sign Merger Agreement

Feb. 26, 2024
Pacific Northwest frozen vegetable processors expect to complete merger in second quarter of this year.
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Worker Safety

Ruiz Foods Opens On-Site Health Center at Dinuba, California, Plant

Feb. 22, 2024
The new health center is the third such facility the company has opened over the last several months at its plants across the country.
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Frozen Foods

Study: Frozen Foods Consumers Hold Steady, Looking for Better-For-You Options

Oct. 26, 2023
The third edition of the Power of Frozen in Retail report shows a bright future for frozen foods.
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Capital Spending

Ruiz Foods Expands, Adding Two New Future Processing Facilities in Vernon, Calif.

Oct. 18, 2023
Maker of El Monterey and Tornados frozen Mexican brands expects first processing line to become operational in the first half of its fiscal year 2025.
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Capital Spending

Villa Dolce Artisan Desserts Builds New Gelato Plant in Glendale, Arizona

Oct. 17, 2023
New, 76,000-square-foot green-field facility can pump out more than 1 million 3-gallon tubs of gelato on four brand new lines.
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Mergers & Acquisitions

Nature’s Touch Acquires Frozen Fruit Operations From SunOpta

Oct. 13, 2023
Transaction includes Sunrise Growers frozen fruit operations in Edwardsville, Kan., and Jacona, Mexico.