Wells' Dairy acquires frozen treat brands
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

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
, from staff and wire reports

For the seventh consecutive year, TLC (Total Logistic Control) has been awarded the Top Ten 3PL Excellence award. ...

Quaker Maid begins constructing facility
, from staff and wire reports

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

Cronos Group net income stays shipshape
, from staff and wire reports

The Cronos Group, a major lessor of intermodal containers including refrigerated units, reported net income of $2.1 million for the second quarter of 2004....

Sysco earns some favorable fiscal totals
, from staff and wire reports

Sysco Corp, the Houston TX-based foodservice marketer and distributor, has announced results for the 14-week fourth quarter and 53-week fiscal year that ended July 3, 2004....

Fresh Del Monte Produce acquires Can-Am
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc, a major producer and marketer of fruit and vegetables, has acquired Can-Am Express Inc and RLN Leasing Inc (collectively, Can-Am)....

Intermec selects RFID Authorized Partner
, from staff and wire reports

Intermec Technologies Corp today named Global Food Group (GFG) to its Intermec RFID (radio frequency identification) Authorized Partner program. ...

Large-truck fatality figures climb in 2003
, by Terrence Nguyen

The number of large-truck occupant fatalities in the United States increased 4.9% to 723 in 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said. ...

AmeriResource intends to acquire J&B
, from staff and wire reports

AmeriResource Technologies Inc has entered into a letter of intent with Raptor Investments Inc toward acquiring J&B Wholesale Produce Inc....

Ready Pac, Tanimura & Antle to merge
, from staff and wire reports

Ready Pac Produce Inc and Tanimura & Antle Inc have finalized an agreement deal to merge Tanimura & Antle’s Salad Time operation with Ready Pac. ...

CoolBrands sues Weight Watchers, dairy
, from staff and wire reports

CoolBrands International Inc has filed a lawsuit against Weight Watchers International Inc and Wells’ Dairy in response to its alleged violation of Weight Watchers’ master license agreement (MLA) with CoolBrands....

Peapod adds Baltimore to delivery arena
, from staff and wire reports

Internet grocer Peapod LLC and Giant Food have expanded service to the Baltimore MD area, beginning delivery August 17. ...

Russer Foods voluntarily recalls deli ham
, from staff and wire reports

Russer Foods is voluntarily recalling 500 pounds of Russer Canadian Brand maple ham that may contain listeria monocytogenes. ...

Total Logistics secures multi-year contract
, from staff and wire reports

Total Logistics Inc’s subsidiary, Total Logistic Control (TLC), has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply deli products to more than 150 store locations for a large retail merchandise chain....

Food Innovations reels in a salmon catch
, from staff and wire reports

Food Innovations Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Innovative Food Holdings Inc, continues to expand its distribution of fresh Alaskan seafood with the naming of Silversword Seafood of Alaska as a new provider of Kodiak Island salmon....

Sales for Fresh Brands surge in fiscal 2Q
, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Brands Inc, the Sheboygan WI-based supermarket retailer and grocery wholesaler, reported its results of operations for its second fiscal quarter ended July 17, 2004....

Chiquita enjoys a fruitful second quarter
, from staff and wire reports

Chiquita Brands International Inc has reported second-quarter 2004 net income of $30 million....

Saying ‘cheese’ at naval vessel homeporting
, from staff and wire reports

Plymouth WI-based Sargento Foods Inc proved its American pride and passion for cheese by showcasing its redesigned semitractor-trailer en route to the July 23, 2004, homeporting of the USS Ronald Reagan....