Company News Sausage Company Makes Plans to Expand May 20, 2024 Plans are to start construction on the expansion by Summer 2024 and be complete by the end of 2025. Read More
Mergers & Acquisitions Dessert Holdings Acquires Kenny’s Great Pies May 17, 2024 The acquisition will complement Dessert Holdings’ existing platform of premium dessert brands serving retail and food service customers. Read More
Plant Openings CAVA Opens a 55,000-sq.-ft. Manufacturing Facility in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley May 17, 2024 The facility manufactures CAVA’s proprietary dips and spreads, including tzatziki, harissa and Crazy Feta, as well as select dressings. Read More
Flexible Packaging Sappi, Xeikon Collaborate on Food-Safe Paper Candy Packaging May 17, 2024 Packets of Maoam Chew Fruit Mix showcase Xeikon’s TITON dry toner technology printed on heat-sealable Sappi Seal Silk 67 g/m2 functional paper.Read More
Supplier News APM Steam Highlights Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Service May 16, 2024 APM’s Heat Exchanger Assessment and Testing Service enhances energy efficiency, operational integrity and safety in facility steam systems.Read More
Beverages Capri Sun Launches 96-oz. Multi-Serve Bottle May 16, 2024 Capri Sun noted that between 2020 and 2023, 76% of suggestions received by the brand’s call center were about fans wanting a bigger product size.Read More
Plant Openings Ferrero Opens Its First Chocolate Factory in North America The brand expanded its Bloomington, Ill. campus by 70,000 sq. ft. May 16, 2024 The $75 million project is part of Ferrero's ongoing investment and expansion in the market.Read More
Mergers & Acquisitions Sweetmore Bakeries Acquires Sweet Eddie’s Inc. May 16, 2024 Sweet Eddie’s is an SQF-certified wholesale bakery specializing in producing cinnamon rolls and other yeast-raised sweet goods.Read More
Expansions/Buildouts BranchOut Food Secures Large Scale Production Facility in Peru May 15, 2024 The facility is capable of $40M in production capacity with the buildout to commence immediately and production expected to start in the third quarter.Read More
Funding/Investments Nestlé Purina to Expand Pet Food Production in Mexico May 15, 2024 The Mexican market is the most important for Purina in Latin America, representing 45% of Purina's total sales in the region. Read More