Contessa sues Chicken of the Sea entities
, from staff and wire reports

Contessa Premium Foods is seeking to add claims against Chicken of the Sea entities to its lawsuit against its former employees Bryan Rosenberg and Brenden Beck....

US removes all barriers to Mexican avocados
, from staff and wire reports

The final remaining United States-imposed barriers to Mexican avocado imports have been removed....

Armour Eckrich to close Kansas City plant
, from staff and wire reports

Armour Eckrich Branded Meats plans to shift its processed meats production to other facilities and close its Kansas City KS plant, effective August 31....

Target aims for FL food distribution center
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Target has announced the construction of its first food distribution center in Lake City FL....

J&B Cold Storage chooses Priya system
, from staff and wire reports

J&B Cold Storage has selected Motek’s Windows-based Priya warehouse management system to automate its cold storage facility in St Michael MN....

Dole helps schoolchildren eat healthier food
, from staff and wire reports

Dole Food Co Inc is partnering with national organizations to launch a pilot program that will introduce to schools new vending machines featuring healthy food products....

Sara Lee will pare almost 3% of its workforce
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Sara Lee Corp intends to eliminate almost 1,700 jobs—or nearly 3% of its 54,000-employee workforce--and shut down two of its plants....

Reefer fleet on PAR for greater visibility
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J B Hunt Transport Services Inc has selected PAR’s Refrigerated Trailer Tracking system for its fleet of refrigerated trailers....

Michelina’s ships product on CHEP pallets
, from staff and wire reports

After a successful trial, frozen foods processor Michelina’s has joined the CHEP pallet pool program....

Food Lion adding four South Carolina stores
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Food Lion LLC launched a total of four new stores in South Carolina recently....

Sysco Corp recognizes supplier excellence
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Sysco Corp recently honored six suppliers at its annual Supplier Recognition Dinner....

Slumping 4Q profits impact Marten’s tally
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Marten Transport Ltd announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and year ended Dec 31, 2006....

Shamrock is lucky winner of DOD contract
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Phoenix AZ-based Shamrock Foods Co has received a United States Department of Defense (DOD) contract to distribute food to military bases and a federal corrections center....

Cal-Maine now sole owner of Green Forest
, from staff and wire reports

Cal-Maine Foods Inc has signed an agreement to buy the 50 percent interest in Green Forest Foods LLC owned by Pier 44 Properties LLC....

Wegmans picks Prescient for replenishing
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Wegmans has selected Prescient Applied Intelligence Inc to power its replenishment ordering....

CoolBrands sells assets to Dreyer’s
, from staff and wire reports

Integrated Brands Inc and Eskimo Pie Corp have sold their Eskimo Pie and Chipwich Brands and Real Fruit trademark, along with Eskimo Pie soft-serve product brands and related foodservice business, to Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream Inc....

YoCream finishes facility expansion project
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YoCream International Inc has added 21,000 square feet to its now 75,750-sq-ft dairy and manufacturing plant in Portland OR....

On-board recorder plan comes under fire
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The advocacy group Public Citizen and the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association are criticizing a federal proposal for electronic on-board recorders....

Moyes will acquire Swift Transportation
, from staff and wire reports

Phoenix AZ-based truckload carrier Swift Transportation Co Inc has reached a definitive merger agreement with an entity established by Jerry Moyes, the firm’s largest shareholder....

RFID rides the waves with Horizon Lines
, from staff and wire reports

Horizon Lines Inc says it has established the ocean container shipping industry's first fully functional intermodal active radio frequency identification (RFID) system. ...

UglyRipe ruling: Move over, prettier produce
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The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has intervened in the national debate over the UglyRipe tomato....

Fresh Express will pay for E coli research
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Fresh Express will provide up to $2 million to finance research to help the fresh-cut produce industry prevent E coli contamination....

McLane to establish new DC in Pennsylvania
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McLane Co Inc has selected Jessup PA as the site of its newest regional distribution center. ...

Truck donation aims to drive out hunger
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DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC and Freightliner LLC donated a mini-fleet of three 2007 trucks with 18-foot refrigerated van bodies to Forgotten Harvest....

DLA salutes Supreme Foodservice’s efforts
, from staff and wire reports

Supreme Foodservice AG was among the recipients when the Defense Logistics Agency honored 20 industry partners, customers, and individuals with its Business Alliance Awards recently....