Western Growers moves to mandate safety
, from staff and wire reports

Western Growers will take action to initiate a California Marketing Agreement and a Marketing Order that establish mandatory Good Agriculture Practices (GAP) that strengthen spinach and leafy green food safety procedures....

Brinker salutes supplier excellence
, from staff and wire reports

Brinker International Inc has honored six companies with its annual Outstanding Vendor Awards....

Ballard’s extends voluntary product recall
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Ballard's Farm Sausage Inc has extended its voluntary recall of its macaroni salad, sweet slaw, and cole slaw because of possible Listeria contamination....

Dean faces stock option backdating charges
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Dean Foods has announced that two shareholder derivative complaints have been filed against it that allege stock option backdating....

Wells' Dairy cuts ribbon on its new HQ
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Wells’ Dairy Inc, maker of Blue Bunny ice cream products, marked the opening of its new Le Mars IA corporate center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony....

Marten again makes Forbes top 200 list
, from staff and wire reports

Marten Transport Ltd has been named to the Forbes Magazine list of the 200 Best Small Companies for a second consecutive year....

System keeps Lucky’s tomatoes top-notch
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Lucky’s Real Tomatoes has selected Novazone’s storage and disinfectant ozone systems to naturally maintain the quality of its tomatoes....

Inaugural produce train beats expectations
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A cross-country produce express train made its inaugural run from Washington state to Rotterdam NY....

Sensitech sharpens cold-chain visibility
, from staff and wire reports

Sensitech Inc is offering ColdStream CL, a new RF-enabled application targeted to foodservice and food retailers. ...

Ralcorp agrees to purchase Cottage Bakery
, from staff and wire reports

Ralcorp Holdings Inc has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Cottage Bakery Inc, a manufacturer of frozen par-baked breads and frozen dough....

ReeferTrak Sentry monitors economically
, from staff and wire reports

StarTrak Systems, a subsidiary of Alanco Technologies, has launched its new ReeferTrak Sentry product line....

Knight Transportation acquires Roads West
, from staff and wire reports

Knight Transportation Inc has completed the purchase of most of the trucking assets of Roads West Transportation Inc and related corporations....

Dreyer's treats Laurel MD to bigger plant
, from staff and wire reports

Laurel MD is now home to one of the world’s largest ice cream plants....

Beef processing facility set for Sooner State
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Smithfield Beef Group Inc and ContiGroup Companies Inc have announced an agreement in principle to form a 50/50 joint venture to build a new beef processing plant....

Dole Food Co finalizes purchase of JPFD
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Dole Food Co Inc has completed its purchase from Jamaica Producers Group Ltd of the 65% of JP Fruit Distributors Ltd. (JPFD) that Dole does not already own....

Marten tallies 15 quarters of growth in a row
, from staff and wire reports

Mondovi WI-based refrigerated carrier Marten Transport Ltd announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter and nine months ended Sept 30, 2006....

Gold Kist stands fast against Pilgrim’s offer
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Gold Kist Inc has responded to Pilgrim’s Pride Corp’s early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 in connection with Pilgrim’s unsolicited offer to acquire Gold Kist common stock....

Ross helps dairy meet SBT mandate
, from staff and wire reports

Guida’s Milk and Ice Cream, a New England-based dairy, has achieved significant business improvements with Ross Systems’ supply chain management (SCM) system....

SAFE Port Act takes aim at terrorism
, from staff and wire reports

The Security and Accountability for Every (SAFE) Port Act was signed into law October 13 by President Bush....

Atlas, Avion Group agree to revised offer
, from staff and wire reports

Avion Group and Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust have reached an agreement enabling Avion to enhance its bid to acquire all the outstanding shares of Atlas....

Schepps holds off on hormones in milk
, from staff and wire reports

All Schepps Dairy's milk is now produced without the use of artificial growth hormones....

Dole restructures fresh flowers business
, from staff and wire reports

Dole Food Co Inc is restructuring its Dole Fresh Flowers (DFF) division to better focus on high-value products and flower varieties....

National Beef wins commissary contract
, from staff and wire reports

The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) has awarded a $33.9 million contract to National Beef Packing Co LLC....

AG South streamlines ordering process
, from staff and wire reports

Associated Grocers of the South is rolling out CipherLab’s CPT-8021 acoustic coupler terminals for the wholesale cooperative’s 300 member grocery stores....