Majority share of Greatwide to be sold 

Dec 8, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Fenway Partners, a majority owner of Greatwide Logistics Services since 2000, has entered into an agreement to sell a substantial portion of its holding to Investcorp and Hicks Holdings LLC....

Smoking ban has Ohio truckers fuming 

Dec 8, 2006, from staff and wire reports

The Ohio Trucking Association intends to request that state's legislators to exempt truck drivers from a smoking ban voters approved in November....

Authorities investigate Taco Bell outbreaks 

Dec 7, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Taco Bell Corp has removed green onions at all of its approximately 5,800 restaurants nationwide....

WhiteWave wins award for being green 

Dec 7, 2006, from staff and wire reports

WhiteWave Foods Co was named a 2006 Green Power Leadership Award winner by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Energy....

Fiscal 4Q sales grow at Sanderson Farms 

Dec 6, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Sanderson Farms Inc has reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Oct 31, 2006....

Frozen strawberries may have been contaminated 

Dec 6, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Salinas CA-based Cleugh’s Frozen Foods Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of SunOpta Inc, has voluntarily recalled frozen strawberries sold exclusively to Jamba Juice....

Firms’ merger creates a poultry powerhouse 

Dec 4, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Pilgrim's Pride Corp and Gold Kist Inc have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pilgrim's Pride will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Gold Kist common stock for $21 per share....

Horizon renews agreements with Maersk 

Dec 4, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Horizon Lines Inc has renewed and extended through 2010 all of its principal commercial and operating arrangements with the AP Moller Maersk Group....

AFP rewards Dole's outstanding service 

Dec 1, 2006, from staff and wire reports

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Greater San Fernando Valley chapter presented Dole Food Co Inc with the Outstanding Corporation Award for 2006....

KLLM chalks up three awards in a row 

Dec 1, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Richland MS-based KLLM Transport Services has received the Great West Risk Management Platinum Award for Safety and Operational Excellence....

Drive-through screening becomes easier 

Nov 30, 2006, from staff and wire reports

American Science and Engineering Inc has launched its second-generation Z Portal, a high-throughput, drive-through cargo and vehicle screening system....

Gold Kist commits to Panda Express 

Nov 30, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Gold Kist Inc, the nation’s third-largest chicken processor, has become a key supplier of Panda Express’s most popular entree....

Oakhurst Dairy fueling its fleet with biodiesel 

Nov 29, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Oakhurst Dairy will have transitioned 130 delivery trucks--or more than 90% of its fleet--to biodiesel fuel by the end of 2006....

Save Mart to acquire division of Albertson’s 

Nov 29, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Save Mart Supermarkets has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Albertson's LLC Northern California Division....

Birds Eye to sell frozen vegetable plants 

Nov 28, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Allen Canning Co, based in Siloam Springs AR, intends to acquire five frozen vegetable production plants from Birds Eye Foods....

Swift spurns buyout proposal from Moyes 

Nov 28, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Swift Transportation Co Inc has rejected a takeover offer from Jerry Moyes, the firm's leading shareholder and onetime chief executive....

SunOpta Inc purchases Hess Food Group 

Nov 27, 2006, from staff and wire reports

SunOpta Inc has completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Hess Food Group....

Hormel acquires Saag’s, declares dividend 

Nov 27, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Austin MN-based meat company Hormel Foods has acquired Saag's Specialty Meats....

Winn-Dixie emerges from bankruptcy 

Nov 22, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Winn-Dixie Stores Inc and its domestic subsidiaries officially ended their Chapter 11 reorganization November 21....

Naked Juice a natural choice for PepsiCo 

Nov 22, 2006, from staff and wire reports

PepsiCo has agreed to acquire Azusa CA-based Naked Juice Co from North Castle Partners, a private equity firm....

Calavo boosts guacamole-making capacity 

Nov 21, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Calavo Growers Inc announced a capital investment that effectively doubles manufacturing capacity for its ultra-high-pressure guacamole....

CoolBrands to bail out unit, sell another 

Nov 21, 2006, from staff and wire reports

CoolBrands International Inc announced that 2118769 Ontario Inc, a company controlled by CoolBrands co-founder Michael Serruya, has entered into an agreement to acquire the debt of bankrupt subsidiary Americana Foods....

Fresh Del Monte halts its Hawaii operations 

Nov 20, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc plans to close its Hawaii operations immediately, instead of the 2008 closing date it announced in February....

Birds Eye recalls cartons of frozen squash 

Nov 20, 2006, from staff and wire reports

Birds Eye Foods is voluntarily recalling frozen cooked winter squash packed in a 12-ounce carton because some of the products were tainted with ammonia....

Restaurants boycott Canadian seafood 

Nov 17, 2006, from staff and wire reports

A boycott of Canadian seafood initiated by The Humane Society of the United States has been joined by more than 245 restaurants....

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