Oakhurst Dairy fueling its fleet with biodiesel
, from staff and wire reports

Oakhurst Dairy will have transitioned 130 delivery trucks--or more than 90% of its fleet--to biodiesel fuel by the end of 2006....

Save Mart to acquire division of Albertson’s
, from staff and wire reports

Save Mart Supermarkets has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Albertson's LLC Northern California Division....

Birds Eye to sell frozen vegetable plants
, from staff and wire reports

Allen Canning Co, based in Siloam Springs AR, intends to acquire five frozen vegetable production plants from Birds Eye Foods....

Swift spurns buyout proposal from Moyes
, from staff and wire reports

Swift Transportation Co Inc has rejected a takeover offer from Jerry Moyes, the firm's leading shareholder and onetime chief executive....

SunOpta Inc purchases Hess Food Group
, from staff and wire reports

SunOpta Inc has completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Hess Food Group....

Hormel acquires Saag’s, declares dividend
, from staff and wire reports

Austin MN-based meat company Hormel Foods has acquired Saag's Specialty Meats....

Winn-Dixie emerges from bankruptcy
, from staff and wire reports

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc and its domestic subsidiaries officially ended their Chapter 11 reorganization November 21....

Naked Juice a natural choice for PepsiCo
, from staff and wire reports

PepsiCo has agreed to acquire Azusa CA-based Naked Juice Co from North Castle Partners, a private equity firm....

Calavo boosts guacamole-making capacity
, from staff and wire reports

Calavo Growers Inc announced a capital investment that effectively doubles manufacturing capacity for its ultra-high-pressure guacamole....

CoolBrands to bail out unit, sell another
, from staff and wire reports

CoolBrands International Inc announced that 2118769 Ontario Inc, a company controlled by CoolBrands co-founder Michael Serruya, has entered into an agreement to acquire the debt of bankrupt subsidiary Americana Foods....

Fresh Del Monte halts its Hawaii operations
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc plans to close its Hawaii operations immediately, instead of the 2008 closing date it announced in February....

Birds Eye recalls cartons of frozen squash
, from staff and wire reports

Birds Eye Foods is voluntarily recalling frozen cooked winter squash packed in a 12-ounce carton because some of the products were tainted with ammonia....

Restaurants boycott Canadian seafood
, from staff and wire reports

A boycott of Canadian seafood initiated by The Humane Society of the United States has been joined by more than 245 restaurants....

Flint River ready for some serious chilling
, from staff and wire reports

Flint River Services has completed a new 250,000-square-foot refrigerated warehouse near Rincon GA....

Cargill helps put the 'giving' in Thanksgiving
, from staff and wire reports

Cargill Meat Solutions Corp will donate nearly 18,000 pounds of its Honeysuckle White turkeys to Ronald McDonald House Charities....

DCI Cheese Co to close Wisconsin plant
, from staff and wire reports

DCI Cheese Co in Mayville WI plans to close in March 2007, with 175 employees losing their positions....

PWC group forms ‘A New Logistics Leader’
, from staff and wire reports

The PWC Logistics group of companies is rebranding the company by unveiling a new company name and logo: Agility....

CoolBrands unit sells DSD distribution assets
, from staff and wire reports

Eskimo Pie Frozen Distribution Inc has entered into definitive agreements to sell its "direct store door" (DSD) frozen distribution assets in Florida, California, Oregon, and Washington....

Brinker applauds Pilgrim’s performance
, from staff and wire reports

Pilgrim's Pride Corp was recently honored as an "outstanding vendor" by Brinker International....

Ralcorp completes Cottage Bakery purchase
, from staff and wire reports

Ralcorp Holdings Inc has completed the purchase of Cottage Bakery Inc, a manufacturer of frozen par-baked breads and frozen dough....

Sargento selects Sterling route to efficiency
, from staff and wire reports

Sargento Transportation LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sargento Foods Inc, has implemented Sterling Transportation Management....

Former US Foodservice officer convicted
, from staff and wire reports

A federal jury has convicted Mark Kaiser, onetime chief marketing officer of US Foodservice Inc, of charges that he manipulated financial records....

PFG net sales, earnings move up in 3Q
, from staff and wire reports

Performance Food Group (PFG) announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept 30, 2006....

FDA wants injunction against seafood company
, from staff and wire reports

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pursuing a permanent injunction against Worldwide Fish & Seafood Inc....

Pierre Foods agrees to acquire Zartic Inc
, from staff and wire reports

Pierre Foods Inc has entered into an agreement to purchase substantially all of the assets of Zartic Inc and its affiliated distribution company, Zar Tran Inc....