Cronos Group agrees to sell its assets 

Mar 1, 2007

The Cronos Group has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with CRX Acquisition Ltd, a newly formed company to be owned by members of Cronos’ management team...

A&P negotiates to purchase Pathmark 

Feb 28, 2007

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co Inc (A&P) is in negotiations to acquire Pathmark Stores Inc at a possible price of $12.50 per Pathmark share....

Foremost Farms USA plans to close facilities 

Feb 28, 2007

Foremost Farms USA plans to close its Fitchburg WI fruit juice packaging plant and the distribution facility it leases in Windsor WI...

Fresh Del Monte endures challenging year 

Feb 27, 2007

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc has reported financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec 29, 2006. Net sales for the 2006 fourth quarter decreased 3 percent to $737.6 million, compared with $757.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2005...

Save Mart acquires Albertson’s division 

Feb 27, 2007

Save Mart Supermarkets of Modesto CA has confirmed that the sale to acquire Albertson’s LLC Northern California Division is final...

PSF shareholders approve Smithfield merger 

Feb 26, 2007

Stockholders of Premium Standard Farms Inc have approved a merger agreement with Smithfield Foods Inc. As a result, PSF will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Smithfield...

Dean Foods rejects milk from cloned cows 

Feb 26, 2007

Despite the federal government’s tentative approval of meat and milk from cloned animals, Dean Foods Co says its customers wouldn’t buy milk from those animals...

Ben & Jerry’s betting on site near Vegas 

Feb 23, 2007

Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc will expand production to a plant in Henderson NV, about 16 miles from Las Vegas...

Private equity firm acquiring Smart & Final 

Feb 23, 2007

Smart & Final Inc has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of private equity firm Apollo Management LP for $22 per share in cash...

Pro Transport to use ReeferTrak Sentry 

Feb 22, 2007

Pro Transport and Leasing Inc of Grand Forks ND has contracted with Alanco Technologies’ StarTrak Systems subsidiary to deploy StarTrak’s new ReeferTrak Sentry for tracking, monitoring, and control of its entire refrigerated trailer fleet...

Whole Foods to merge with Wild Oats 

Feb 22, 2007

Whole Foods Market Inc and Wild Oats Markets have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Whole Foods will acquire Wild Oats’ outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer of $18.50 per share, or about $565 million...

Back in the black, Winn-Dixie issues tally 

Feb 21, 2007

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc announced financial results for the 16- and 28-week periods ended Jan 10, 2007....

Land O’Lakes will sell CPI assets to Saputo 

Feb 21, 2007

Land O'Lakes Inc has agreed to sell the assets of its Cheese & Protein International (CPI) operations, based in Tulare CA, to Saputo Cheese USA Inc...

Nascent opens Mexican distribution center 

Feb 20, 2007

Nascent Food Service has opened a full-service warehouse and distribution center in Ensenada, Baja, Mexico, and named food industry executive Eduardo Ortiz Lopez as general manager for that facility...

New H & M Bay facility to employ RFID 

Feb 20, 2007

H & M Bay Inc will begin construction of a 576,000-cubic-foot freezer/cooler at its Federalsburg MD headquarters facility. When complete, the cold storage inventory control system will operate on radio frequency identification (RFID) technology....

Refrigerated Transporter editor dies 

Feb 19, 2007

Gary L Macklin, editor-in-chief of Refrigerated Transporter, died unexpectedly at his Houston home February 16. Gary dedicated his entire career to the refrigerated transportation industry. ...

NexCen to buy Marble Slab, Maggie Moo’s 

Feb 16, 2007

NexCen Brands Inc has entered into definitive agreements to acquire MaggieMoo’s International LLC and the assets of Marble Slab Creamery Inc...

Heroic finalists confront danger on duty 

Feb 14, 2007

Finalists for Goodyear's 24th annual North America Highway Hero Award are Elizabeth Pavlista of Miami AZ, Edward Regener of Perres CA, Richard Miner of Phoenix AZ, and Marlon Marum of Burnsville MN...

Sysco makes it 149 quarterly dividends in a row 

Feb 14, 2007

Sysco Corp’s board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share, payable April 27, 2007, to common shareholders of record at the close of business April 6, 2007...

DHL ready to help Cupid spread the love 

Feb 13, 2007

Global express delivery and logistics company DHL is preparing to deliver record numbers of fresh flowers across the United States for Cupid’s visit this Valentine’s Day....

Blackstone Group to acquire Pinnacle Foods 

Feb 13, 2007

The Blackstone Group has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Foods Group Inc for approximately $2.16 billion in cash....

For the 10 millionth time, Peapod delivers 

Feb 9, 2007, from staff and wire reports

Internet grocer Peapod fulfilled its 10 millionth order Feb 7, 2007....

California certifies leafy greens agreement 

Feb 9, 2007, from staff and wire reports

The California Department of Food and Agriculture has certified the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, which would establish an inspection program for handlers of leafy greens....

Extol enables C R England’s expansion 

Feb 8, 2007, from staff and wire reports

C R England has selected Extol business integration software to support its expansion....

Sun to help power New Jersey warehouses 

Feb 8, 2007, from staff and wire reports

The initial phase of a $9 million corporate solar-electric project involving refrigerated warehouses in South Plainfield NJ is nearly finished....

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