ConAgra Foods recalls frozen chicken strips
, from staff and wire reports

ConAgra Foods has issued a voluntary recall of more than 85,000 pounds of its Banquet frozen chicken breast strips because they may contain pieces of metal....

Merger: Interbrew plus AmBev equals InBev
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Interbrew SA, Belgium-based producer of Beck’s and Stella Artois beer, and Brazil’s AmBev (Cia de Bebidas das Americas) have completed a merger....

Wiseman Dairies wins key supply contract
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Scotland-based Robert Wiseman Dairies has been awarded a £66 million-per-year (US $118 million) milk supply contract with United Kingdom supermarket giant Sainsbury. ...

Ahold falls short of its profit expectations
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Netherlands-based Royal Ahold reported that its ailing United States supermarkets unit contributed to a profit of just 32 million euros, or $38.7 million. ...

Grocers Supply Co to acquire Fiesta Mart
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The Grocers Supply Co Inc, a Houston TX-based wholesale grocery distributor, plans to acquire Houston-based Fiesta Mart Inc. ...

RailReach intermodal container service begins
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RailRunner NA Inc has put its RailReach short-haul intermodal service into commercial operation, bringing low-cost rail intermodal container shipping—including refrigerated containers—to the short-haul rail market ....

Laura Secord is sold to Gordon Brothers
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Paragon Capital Partners, a merchant banking firm advising Archibald Candy Corp on its bankruptcy and divestiture, has completed the sale of Laura Secord to Gordon Brothers Group LLC. ...

Quantum Foods issues frozen beef recall
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Quantum Foods, an Illinois-based meat processor, is voluntarily recalling 406,000 pounds of frozen beef products....

Gordon Food Service opens wholesale store
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Grand Rapids MI-based Gordon Food Service opened it first GFS Marketplace wholesale store August 25 in Louisville KY. ...

California ports to extend operating hours
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The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach CA are expected to implement a program designed to ease truck congestion and air pollution from idling by adding in nights and weekends to port operating hours. ...

AmeriCold facility ices General Mills award
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The AmeriCold Logistics distribution center in West Memphis AR has been honored by General Mills as its Frozen Facility of the Year. ...

Sanderson Farms fiscal figures far from ‘fowl’
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Sanderson Farms Inc, the Laurel MS-based producer and distributor of frozen and fresh chicken, reported results for the third quarter and nine months ended July 31, 2004....

Valero stores to dispense ICEE frozen drinks
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Valero Energy Corp and The ICEE Co have established an agreement that will permit Valero convenience stores to sell ICEE frozen drink brands....

FMCSA requests input on carrier safety
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The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) plans to review how the agency can best monitor and assess the safety of the nation’s motor carriers and ensure compliance with federal regulations....

Albertsons.com delivers for Salt Lake City
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Albertson’s Inc has expanded its online grocery service, Albertsons.com, to Salt Lake City UT area residents. ...

Wells' Dairy acquires frozen treat brands
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Wells’ Dairy Inc has acquired FrozFruit and Chill Ice brands of frozen treat products from a New York-based company....

Diamond Ranch Foods merges with MBC
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New York-based meat processor and distributor Diamond Ranch Foods Ltd has completed a merger with MBC Food Corp. ...

More companies pitch in with hurricane relief
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Disaster relief efforts in southwest Florida got a boost when Jacksonville FL-based Winn-Dixie Stores Inc donated its one million-square-foot warehouse facility to the American Red Cross for the next 90 days. ...

Hormel Foods serves up some savory gains
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Hormel Foods Corp, the Austin MN-based marketer of meat and food products, reported fiscal 2004 third quarter net earnings of $56.3 million, up 63% from $34.7 million a year earlier....

Profitable Navistar sees more success ahead
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Navistar International Corp, the commercial truck and mid-range diesel engine producer, tallied substantially improved earnings for its third fiscal quarter. ...

Winn-Dixie logs net losses for fiscal 4Q, year
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Winn-Dixie Stores Inc announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2004....

SEC ponders filing suit against Tyson Foods
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a lawsuit against Tyson Foods Inc over the Springdale AR-based firm’s alleged failure to reveal perks it gave to some of its executives. ...

Food Lion comes to aid of Charley's victims
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Food Lion is donating 42,000 pounds of ice and more than 36,000 one-half liter bottles of water to aid Hurricane Charley victims in Volusia County, Florida....

TLC chalks up seven 3PL awards in a row
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For the seventh consecutive year, TLC (Total Logistic Control) has been awarded the Top Ten 3PL Excellence award. ...

Quaker Maid begins constructing facility
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Quaker Maid Meats, manufacturer of frozen meat products, has announced the construction of a new processing facility at its headquarters in Reading PA. ...