Purity Foods, Inc., a Hudson, MI-based processor of conventional and organic grains, has been acquired by Andersons, Inc. Grain Group, based in Maumee, OH. Certified by the Quality Assurance International (QAI) and the America Institute of Baking (AIB), Purity Foods is comprised of a two productions lines and a 650,000-bushel...
New York, NY – A new rule requiring all restaurants with 15 or more nationwide locations and retailers offering prepared foods to post caloric measurements on menu boards went into effect May 22. Additionally, chains will have to provide full nutritional information beyond just calories for standard menu items available...
A shareholder resolution urging The Kroger Company to separate the CEO and chair of the Board roles will be presented by Lisa Lindsley, Capital Markets Advisor for SumOfUs, an international corporate watchdog at The Kroger Company’s Annual General Meeting of shareholders on June 22. For decades, Kroger CEOs have also...
Washington, D.C. — Beyond Pesticides, a national environmental health organization, represented by the Richard Law Group has filed a lawsuit against Mott’s, specifically its parent company Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, under the District of Columbia's Consumer Protection Procedures Act. The suit claims that Mott’s is misleading its customers by falsely...
Brooklyn, NY — ITO EN (North America) Inc. announced its partnership with food industry redistributor Dot Foods, which will expand less than truck load availability of its popular brands, including matcha LOVE, TEAS’ TEA Organic and Oi Ocha, to distributors nationwide. Dot Foods has a streamlines business model, removing large...
Washington, D.C. — In July of 2016, Paris, France-based Danone SA announced its intention to acquire Denver, CO-based WhiteWave Foods Co. The firm has finally gained approval to proceed with the $12.5 billion buyout, its largest to date, but the Justice Department has made the purchase contingent on Danone selling...
Daniel Lubetzky, founder and CEO of KIND Healthy Snacks, based in New York City, NY has launched an independent organization called Feed the Truth. Lubetzky has pledged $25 million to Feed the Truth and has removed himself and his company from its operation to eliminate bias. Feed the Truth’s mission...
According to Bloomberg, Albertsons Cos., a grocery-chain operator, held preliminary merger talks with Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. Citing people with knowledge of the matter, Bloomberg reports the potential deal, which is at an early stage and may not actually lead to a deal, would involve taking Sprouts private and add...
On March 6, 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced a confirmed case of the presence of H7 avian influenza (HPAI) in a commercial chicken breeder flock in Lincoln County, Tennessee, which is contracted to Tyson Foods Inc. Avian influenza, or...
Arlington Heights, IL — Importer of high-quality Norwegian Fish oils, Carlson Labs, announces the opening of Carlson Healthy Oils, a new bottling facility in Norway. The facility is certified by the Norwegian Food Safety authority and located near one of the busiest fishing harbors in the North Atlantic. The company...
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