SEC to charge auditors in Ahold scandal
, from staff and wire reports

Two KPMG auditors will face charges filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly failing to act on warning signs that would have caught the $30 billion Royal Ahold accounting scandal sooner....

Premium Brands, Hempler Foods merge
, from staff and wire reports

The United States meat snack operation of Premium Brands Income Fund has merged with Bellingham WA-based Hempler Foods....

New facility boosts USCS cooling capacity
, from staff and wire reports

United States Cold Storage Inc (USCS), a subsidiary of the Swire Group, has added a new facility in Tulare CA....

Matson launches its new service for Guam
, from staff and wire reports

Matson Navigation Co Inc officially launched its new Matson-dedicated Guam and Micronesia service with the arrival of the MV Manulani....

Tyson to consolidate by closing two plants
, from staff and wire reports

Tyson Foods Inc is consolidating beef operations in northeast Nebraska....

Cummins engines ready for revvin' in 2007
, from staff and wire reports

Cummins Inc has announced the readiness of its on-highway engine product line to meet the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB) emissions standards for 2007....

Frozen food data analysis just a 'Qlik' away
, from staff and wire reports

National Frozen Foods Corp has selected QlikView, QlikTech’s business analysis tool, to analyze production and supply data in real time....

Unilever's adieu to European frozen foods
, from staff and wire reports

Unilever is planning to sell most of its European frozen foods businesses, including four manufacturing plants....

The Pantry acquires 19 convenience stores
, from staff and wire reports

The Pantry Inc convenience store chain has completed the acquisition of 19 convenience stores in North Carolina from Lee-Moore Oil Co....

Forklift of the future can raise efficiency
, from staff and wire reports

Intermec Inc and Cascade Corp are teaming to develop a forklift system that incorporates RFID technology into a forklift’s infrastructure....

Parco Foods will make dough for Ralcorp
, from staff and wire reports

Ralcorp Holdings Inc has completed the purchase of Parco Foods LLC, a Chicago IL-based manufacturer of cookies and frozen cookie dough....

DOT's budget outlay set at $65.6 billion
, from staff and wire reports

President George W Bush’s proposed fiscal year 2007 budget has earmarked $65.6 billion for the Department of Transportation (DOT) out of the total $2.77 trillion....

Dean Foods rides sales momentum into '06
, from staff and wire reports

Dean Foods Co's net income from continuing operations for the 2005 fourth quarter totaled $70.7 million....

Spartan distribution segment's sales climb
, from staff and wire reports

Spartan Stores Inc reported financial results for its 16-week fiscal 2006 third quarter ended Dec 31, 2005....

CalArk International to begin reefer service
, from staff and wire reports

Mabelvale AR-based CalArk International expects to have a new Refrigerated Division fully operational in spring 2006....

McLane to serve Town & Country through '08
, from staff and wire reports

McLane Co Inc and Town & Country Food Stores Inc have entered into a distribution service agreement effective through 2008....

Performance Food Group tallies 2005 totals
, from staff and wire reports

Performance Food Group announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec 31, 2005....

For Del Monte, aloha means farewell
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc announced that it will end its Hawaii pineapple operations by mid-2008....

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....