ConAgra to exit refrigerated meats operations
, from staff and wire reports

ConAgra Foods Inc plans to divest most of its refrigerated meats businesses, including the Armour, Butterball, and Eckrich brands....

FMCSA chief Sandberg will call it quits
, by the FleetOwner staff

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Administrator Annette M Sandberg will resign her post effective March 1, according to a letter she sent to the White House....

Jacobson Companies Inc acquires SSDC
, from staff and wire reports

Norwest Equity Partners (NEP) announced the closing of an add-on acquisition for one of its platform portfolio companies, Jacobson Companies Inc, a third-party logistics provider based in Des Moines IA....

China looms as frozen strawberry leader
, from staff and wire reports

China is increasingly dominating traditional United States export markets for processed strawberries....

P&O, Tampa Port Authority form agreement
, from staff and wire reports

P&O Ports North America Inc has established a long-term contract with the Tampa Port Authority for P&O to operate terminals for refrigerated and general cargo....

Savi extends RFID to key Asian ports
, from staff and wire reports

Savi Networks, operator of the RFID-enhanced global information service for container shipments, announced that SaviTrak information services are now fully operational at major port facilities in Asia....

Kraft will pare 8,000 jobs, close 20 plants
, from staff and wire reports

As part of a restructuring begun in 2004, Northfield IL-based Kraft Foods Inc plans to cut 8,000 more jobs and shut 20 production plants worldwide....

Unit of Schwan acquires Holiday Foods
, from staff and wire reports

Camden Culinary Inc, a subsidiary of The Schwan Food Co, has purchased Hollywood FL-based Holiday Foods Inc....

Partners plan Rogers AR cold storage plant
, from staff and wire reports

The founder of Lowell AR-based J B Hunt Transport Services, J B Hunt, is teaming up with two other men to construct a $27 million cold storage plant in Rogers AR....

Smithfield plans to acquire ham business
, from staff and wire reports

Smithfield Foods Inc has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of the Cook’s ham business of ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods Co Inc....

Sara Lee has Georgia on its mind for facility
, from staff and wire reports

Sara Lee Food & Beverage intends to invest $24 million to construct a 214,000-square-foot distribution facility in Macon GA....

Cub's 'frozen assets' melt away hunger
, from staff and wire reports

In downtown Saint Paul MN’s Rice Park, while Winter Carnival ice sculptors etched frozen creations, Cub Foods unveiled its own piece of art work....

Marten ends 2005 on a prosperous note
, from staff and wire reports

Marten Transport Ltd, the Mondovi WI-based refrigerated carrier, announced its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec 31, 2005....

Interstate System marks a golden anniversary
, from staff and wire reports

United States Secretary of Transportation Norman Y Mineta took part in an event kicking off "The Year of the Interstate"--coast-to-coast activities commemorating the 50th anniversary of the US Interstate Highway System....

Werner carries improved status into 2006
, from staff and wire reports

Werner Enterprises Inc, the Omaha NE-based truckload transportation company, reported improved operating revenues and earnings....

Tomatoes to be cheaper, thanks to FL harvest
, from staff and wire reports

A nationwide tomato shortage triggered by hurricanes that slammed into Florida in 2005 is easing because of a plentiful winter harvest....

Giant, Stop & Shop sell distribution facilities
, from staff and wire reports

The Stop & Shop Supermarket Co and Giant Food have completed the sale of Giant Food’s distribution and office facility in Landover MD and Stop & Shop’s distribution facility in North Haven CT....

Port lease would set a 'green' benchmark
, from staff and wire reports

The Los Angeles Harbor Commission has approved an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) that will outline the most environmentally stringent lease agreement ever executed between a United States port and a major shipping line....

Albertson's acquisition to fortify SuperValu
, from staff and wire reports

SuperValu, CVS, and an investment group led by Cerberus Capital Management LP have reached definitive agreements to acquire Albertson’s Inc for $17.4 billion....

Nestlé says it's global ice cream leader
, from staff and wire reports

Switzerland-based food group powerhouse Nestlé said it has become the world leader in ice cream after attaining full ownership of Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Holdings Inc....

Cryo-Trans orders 429 refrigerated boxcars
, from staff and wire reports

Cryo-Trans Inc announced it placed an order in November 2005 for 429 new refrigerated boxcars....

Pilgrim's management acumen recognized
, from staff and wire reports

Pilgrim's Pride Corp, the Pittsburg TX-based poultry producer, has been named one of the best-managed companies in America by Forbes magazine....

National Frozen Foods selects SignalDemand
, from staff and wire reports

National Frozen Foods, one of the nation's largest private-label frozen vegetable producers, has chosen to use sales and profit optimization software from SignalDemand....