Foodservice News & Media

Unilever Q1 sales rise 5.7%, will acquire supplements company Onnit

May 3, 2021

Unilever, a multinational company that owns Breyers, Lipton, Hellmann's and Knorr brands, saw sales rise 5.7% compared to Q1 2020, according to a press…

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Upton Naturals partners with Dot Foods for vegan meat alternatives

April 30, 2021

Vegan food manufacturer Upton's Naturals has teamed with Dot Foods, the food industry redistributor, to increase availability of the brand's 100% vegan meat…

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Compass Group acquires food delivery platform Eat Club

April 29, 2021

Compass Group North America, which owns Canteen, has acquired Eat Club, a Redwood City, California-based food delivery platform, according to a Crunchbase News…

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Kraft Heinz boosts sales, earnings for Q1 2021

April 29, 2021

Kraft Foods Inc.'s net sales rose 3.9% from $6.15 billion in Q1 2020 to $6.4 billion in the quarter ending March 27, 2021, according to an earnings report.

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Land O’Lakes boosts sales, earnings for Q1 2021

April 29, 2021

Land O'Lakes, Inc. boosted its net sales in Q1 2021, rising from $3.8 billion in Q1 2020 to $3.9 billion for the quarter ending March 31, 2021, while net…

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Aramark to acquire Next Level Hospitality

April 29, 2021

Aramark Corp. has agreed to acquire Next Level Hospitality, a provider of culinary and environmental services in the senior living sector, specializing in…

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John B Sanfilippo boosts earnings as sales fall for Q3 2021

April 29, 2021

John B. Sanfilippo & Son Inc.'s net sales fell from $211.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2020 to $207.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal…

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Restaurant Revitalization Fund application process opening Monday

April 27, 2021

The Restaurant Revitalization Fund, which provides $28.6 billion in relief funds to restaurants and other hard-hit food establishments that have experienced…

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Sodexo introduces pre-ordering for middle schoolers

April 26, 2021

Sodexo, a provider of foodservice and facilities management, has launched foodiE Café, a middle school dining experience, according to a press release.

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Compass Group introduces delivery app to support virtual kitchen in Ireland

April 26, 2021

Compass Group Ireland has introduced a Feedr delivery app in Dublin, in partnership with a virtual kitchen facility, Copper Pan Kitchen, to offer employers a…

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Tyson Foods invests $48M in Arkansas poultry plant

April 23, 2021

Tyson Foods Inc. will invest $48 million as part of its commitment to accelerate the long-term growth of its poultry business and continued success of its Pine…

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COVID boosts Groupe SEB Q1 2021 consumer sales, clips professional coffee

April 23, 2021

Groupe SEB, parent company of Wilbur Curtis in the U.S., reported sales in the first quarter of 2021 of €1.85 billion ($2.22 billion) up 27.4% as compared to…

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Nestle posts strong growth for Q1 2021

April 22, 2021

Nestle SA reported its strongest sales quarter in 10 years today for Q1 2021, boosted by coffee, home baking products and pet care, according to a Reuters…

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AI-driven self-checkout kiosk greets hungry passengers at Charlotte airport

by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times

Passengers traveling through CLT can now grab fresh food to go with self-checkout to give them confidence in a sanitary, contactless experience.

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Middleby to acquire Welbilt for $2.9B

April 21, 2021

The Middleby Corp. has agreed to acquire Welbilt, Inc. in an all-stock transaction, enhancing the Middleby commercial foodservice platform with additional…

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Eurest Services joins healthy buildings initiative to support customers’ return-to-work strategies

April 20, 2021

Eurest Services, the corporate facilities management division of Compass Group USA, has joined the International Well Building Institute and will participate…

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Amcon Distributing boosts sales and earnings for Q2 2021

April 20, 2021

Amcon Distributing Co., a foodservice wholesale distributor, reported raising sales from $337.9 million in Q2 2020 to $378.5 million for Q2 2021 ending March…

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Performance Food Group becomes Church’s Chicken exclusive foodservice distributor

April 19, 2021

Performance Food Group Co., which owns Vistar, has become the exclusive distributor for Church's Chicken in the U.S., according to a press release.

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Pepsico boosts sales, earnings for Q1 2021

April 15, 2021

Pepsico Inc. reported net revenue rose 6.8% from $13.9 billion in Q1 2020 to $14.8 billion in Q1 2021 for the 12 weeks ending March 20, 2021, boosting net…

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Brooklyn Dumpling Shop names operations director

April 14, 2021

Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, a New York City based restaurant modeled on the historic Automat self-service concept, has named Hilary Street as its new director of…

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