Foodservice News & Media

Bridgford Foods lifts Q3 2022 sales, earnings

August 31, 2022

Bridgford Foods Corp. improved its Q3 2022 sales and earnings over the prior year period, with frozen food gains offsetting slower snack food performance…

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AllPoints names 2 sales VPs

August 31, 2022

Jim Stafstrom AllPoints, a Mt. Prospect, Illionois-based foodservice parts supplier, has named Jim Stafstrom and Eric Trelstad as vice presidents of…

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Mars Wrigley promotes Fabiano Lima to global VP/corporate affairs

August 30, 2022

Fabiano Lima Mars Wrigley has promoted Fabiano Lima from global VP of corporate affairs at Mars Veterinary Health to global VP of corporate affairs…

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Sodexo provides food delivery robots to Ohio college

August 29, 2022

Students at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio, will be able to have food delivered to them on campus by Kiwibots, sidewalk delivery robots. Students will…

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Tech24 acquires 2 foodservice repair and maintenance firms

August 29, 2022

Tech24, a Greenville, South Carolina based national provider of repair and maintenance services for foodservice and commercial HVAC equipment, has acquired…

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Five Star Food Service acquires Refreshment Solutions in Louisiana

August 26, 2022

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired Refreshment Solutions LLC, a Canteen franchise based in Norco…

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Sysco expands Texas facility, to add 50 jobs

August 26, 2022

Sysco Corp. has broken ground on an expansion project for its New Braunfels, Texas, facility and aims to create around 50 jobs, according to a…

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General Mills breaks ground on $1.3 M Illinois facility

August 26, 2022

General Mills Inc. has begun construction of a $1.3 million warehouse and distribution center in Belvidere, Illinois, a project nearly two years in the making…

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John B. Sanfilippo improves Q4 2022 results

August 25, 2022

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc. lifted its Q4 2022 sales and earnings over the prior year period, according to an earnings report. Highlights include:

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Jennifer Mann to succeed Alfredo Rivera as president of Coca Cola NA operating unit

August 23, 2022

Jennifer Mann The Coca-Cola Co. has promoted Jennifer Mann from corporate senior vice president and president of Global Ventures to president of the…

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UK's Broderick's Group on track for record 2022

August 23, 2022

Broderick's Group, the Manchester, U.K. based convenience services provider, has already exceeded its average full year pre-pandemic sales, pointing to a…

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Conagra Brands names Tracy Schaefer SVP/CIO

August 22, 2022

Tracy Schaefer Conagra Brands Inc. has promoted Tracy Schaefer, who has served in a variety of leadership roles since 2001, to senior vice president…

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Five Star Food Service acquires Elite Vending in Atlanta

August 22, 2022

Five Star Food Service Inc., a Canteen franchise based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired Elite Vending Co., an Atlanta-based operation that services…

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Smart Soda launches overseas companies, acquires Canada dealer

August 18, 2022

Smart Soda Holdings Inc., a healthy beverages brand for foodservice, the workplace and on-the-go, has launched companies in the U.K. and Canada and is in the…

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Performance Food Group boosts Q4 and FY 2022 results; Vistar sales recover

August 17, 2022

Performance Food Group boosted its Q4 and FY revenue, with Vistar, the nationwide products distributor for vending and micro markets. improving sales as the…

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PepsiCo Beverages breaks ground on Georgia expansion

August 17, 2022

PepsiCo Beverages North America has broken ground on a previously announced $260 million expansion of its Tucker, Georgia manufacturing facility, according to…

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Franke Foodservice names Peter Revesz CEO

August 16, 2022

Peter Revesz Franke Foodservice Systems, a division of the Franke Group, based in Aarburg, Switzerland, has promoted Peter Revesz from president to…

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Flowers Foods names David Roach chief strategic projects officer

August 16, 2022

David Roach Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Tastykake, Mrs. Freshley's and other brands, has promoted David Roach from president of cake operations…

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California bill to remove single-use plastic packaging

August 15, 2022

California has passed a bill to eliminate single-use plastics and require all packaging in California to be compostable or recyclable by 2032, according to the…

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Flowers Foods surpasses Q2 expectations

August 12, 2022

Flowers Foods Inc., which owns Tastykake, Nature's Own and other brands, improved its Q2 2022 sales against the prior year period and beat analyst…

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