Sysco Corp sets sights on 18th fold-out DC
, from staff and wire reports

Houston TX-based foodservice distributor Sysco Corp plans to build a broadline foodservice fold-out distribution center in Longview TX....

Save-A-Lot blazes trail into the Northwest
, from staff and wire reports

SuperValu's Save-A-Lot banner, the nation’s largest limited-assortment grocery chain, will open four stores in the Pacific Northwest in September....

Sargento workers make some real cheddar
, from staff and wire reports

Whether it’s paying off an education, home, or vehicle loan, a group of nearly 100 Sargento cheese plant employees will soon have the money to do just that....

Performance Food Group sales dip in 2Q
, from staff and wire reports

Performance Food Group announced results for the second quarter ended July 1, 2006....

Westin Foods acquires Brookfield Farms assets
, from staff and wire reports

Westin Packaged Meats, a wholly owned subsidiary of Omaha NE-based Westin Foods, has acquired the Brookfield Farms corned beef brand and related business assets....

Taylor Farms ready to grow, union says
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Salinas CA-based Taylor Farms reportedly plans to move into a 133,000-square-foot plant once occupied by J M Smucker Co....

Iceland company offers to purchase Atlas
, from staff and wire reports

Iceland-based transportation firm Avion Group Hf has made a bid to purchase Atlas Cold Storage Income Trust....

Fresh Del Monte's profit withers in 2Q
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006....

Nash Finch Co overhauls its organization
, from staff and wire reports

Nash Finch Co has announced several organizational changes....

Group forms to address dairy challenges
, from staff and wire reports

Prescient, a provider of supply chain and advanced commerce systems for retailers and suppliers, is forming the first-ever Dairy Supply Chain Practice Group....

Net income recedes for Frozen Food Express
, from staff and wire reports

Frozen Food Express Industries Inc announced its financial and operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2006....

Smithfield to buy ConAgra meats business
, from staff and wire reports

Smithfield Foods Inc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of the branded meats business of ConAgra Foods Inc....

Heinz 2006 Supplier of the Year: Gold Kist
, from staff and wire reports

Gold Kist Inc received the 2006 Supplier of the Year Award for protein products from the H J Heinz Co....

One Utility reefer for each year in business
, from staff and wire reports

Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co has announced that one of its Canadian dealers, Ocean Trailer, has purchased 25 new Utility 3000R reefers....

A Sharp decision helps Tony's save energy
, from staff and wire reports

Sharp Electronics Corp’s Solar Energy Solutions Group has provided solar modules for Tony’s Fine Foods in West Sacramento. ...

Thanks to Hanson, things are ducky at DC
, from staff and wire reports

Early one morning, straight-line winds ripped the metal siding off the Maple Leaf Farms refrigerated distribution center, exposing racks of frozen duck entrees....

Birds Eye to refocus on its branded businesses
, from staff and wire reports

Birds Eye Foods Inc will be exiting most of its non-branded frozen business over the next 12 to 18 months....

Matson says 'aloha' to new containership
, from staff and wire reports

Matson Navigation Co’s newest containership, MV Maunalei, was christened by Millie Akaka, wife of Sen Daniel Akaka (D-HI), in a recent ceremony....

US Foodservice will purchase Savage Foods
, from staff and wire reports

Chesterfield MO-based Savage Foods, a family-owned meat processor, will be acquired by US Foodservice....

GSF opens new distribution center
, from staff and wire reports

Golden State Foods executives, along with other Southern California business and community leaders, recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 270,000-square-foot GSF distribution center in City of Industry CA....

Arthur Wells Group joins Jacobson Companies
, from staff and wire reports

Norwest Equity Partners has announced the closing of the fourth add-on acquisition for Jacobson Companies Inc, its portfolio company focused on providing third-party logistics services....

Sysco to acquire Bunn foodservice assets
, from staff and wire reports

Houston TX-based Sysco Corp has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bunn Capitol's foodservice assets....

Marten prospers in 2Q, first half of 2006
, from staff and wire reports

Marten Transport Ltd, the Mondovi WI-based temperature-controlled carrier, announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2006....

Meat company’s new home: Land of Opportunity
, from staff and wire reports

Flash-frozen meat company St Louis Pride relocated its headquarters from the Gateway City in Missouri to Mountain Home AR recently....

Wrigley Co recognizes carrier excellence
, from staff and wire reports

The Wrigley Co has inaugurated carrier recognition awards honoring excellent performance in these categories: less than truckload (pool distribution), full truckload, and intermodal truckload service....