Cargill announced a $12.5 million expansion of its Mason City, IA plant. Work will begin this summer, with the expansion fully operational by spring 2012. General Mills Inc. plans to
Denise Morrison Campbell Soup Company elected Denise Morrison as president and chief executive officer. In October 2010, Morrison was named executive vice president and chief operating officer and elected a
Consumer confidence in food safety has risen in five years, and grocery stores are generally more trusted than restaurants for having safe food. Consumer confidence in food safety is the
After having announced construction of a new 50,000-sq.-ft. distribution center in South Bend, IN, , will expand its operations in the same location. An investment of $8 million will be
Conagra Foods, Inc. made a pro- posal to Ralcorp Holdings, inc. to acquire Ralcorp for $86 per share in cash, or approximately $4.9 billion plus the assumption of $2.5 billion
Ads aimed at kids headed in the right direction A working group of four federal agencies – FTC, USDA, CDC and FDA – issued a set of guidelines for food