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Innovative Foodservice Group hires operations director
January 14, 2021
Innovative Foodservice Group, a Tampa-based foodservice equipment and supplies provider, has named Bobby Hui as director of operations, according to a company…
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Campbell closing oldest manufacturing plant, impacting 326 workers
January 14, 2021
Campbell Soup Co. will close a 94-year-old manufacturing facility in Columbus, Georgia by Spring 2022, according to a press release. The plant, the company's…
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Top 2 US chicken suppliers settle antitrust actions
January 12, 2021
The largest and second-largest US chicken suppliers — Tyson Foods and Pilgrim's Pride, respectively — agreed Monday to settle civil litigation with restaurants…
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GS Foods acquires Hayes Distributing in northern California
January 11, 2021
GS Foods Group Inc., a family of specialized food distribution companies owned by affiliates of Highview Capital, LLC and A&M Capital Partners, has…
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New SBA PPP loans now available from community banks
January 11, 2021
U.S. businesses can apply for new Paycheck Protection Program loans beginning today as the Small Business Administration has opened a new round of funding…
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Sodexo suffers Q1 2021 double digit sales drop
January 8, 2021
Sodexo, the Paris based, global foodservice contractor, suffered a 27.1% revenue decline from 6.07 billion euros ($7.43 billion) in Q1 2020 to 4.43 billion…
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ConAgra Brands Q2 2021 sales and earnings beat expectations, boosted by divestitures, retail gains
January 7, 2021
ConAgra Brands Inc.'s net sales increased 6.2%, from $2.8 billion in the prior year's second quarter to $3.0 billion in the 2021 second quarter ending Nov. 29…
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Hormel opens Nebraska sausage making plant, will hire 350
January 6, 2021
Hormel Foods Corp. has opened its newest production facility, Papillion Foods, in Papillion, Nebraska, which will make dry sausage products, according to a…
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Birmingham convention and sports entity extends contract with Centerplate, Sodexo
January 6, 2021
Centerplate and parent company Sodexo will continue serving guests at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex and Legacy Arena under an exclusive contract…
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Five Star Food Service acquires 4 operating companies in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio
January 5, 2021
Five Star Food Service Inc., based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has acquired an Owensboro, Kentucky-based franchise group comprised of four operating companies…
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Nestle expanding Arkansas plant to produce Hot Pockets, will add 100 jobs
January 4, 2021
Nestle will invest more than $100 million to expand its Jonesboro, Arkansas facility, bringing at least 100 jobs in the next two years, according to…
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Aramark Northern Europe names managing director
December 30, 2020
Helen Milligan-Smith Aramark Northern Europe has named Helen Milligan-Smith as managing director of Aramark UK Onshore, beginning on Jan. 4, taking…
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US dietary guidelines offer new guidance for infants, toddlers
December 30, 2020
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services have jointly published the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. The guidelines…
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Tyson Foods names investor relations VP
December 28, 2020
Megan Britt Tyson Foods, Inc. has named Megan Britt as the company's vice president of investor relations, according to a press release. She begins…
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Hormel Foods opens production plant in Nebraska
December 22, 2020
Hormel Foods Corp. has opened its latest production facility, Papillion Foods, in Papillion, Nebraska, where it will make dry sausage products, according to a…
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Middleby acquires China-based United Foodservice Equipment Group
December 22, 2020
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Zhuhai Guangdong China based United Foodservice Equipment Group, a design, manufacture and supply of counter top commercial…
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How the second COVID relief bill benefits the self-service industry
December 22, 2020
The recently passed $900 billion COIVD relief bill includes several provisions that will help the self-service industry.
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Relief is at hand: Legislators OK $900B COVID-era relief package
December 21, 2020
Legislators at long last agreed to a $900 billion package to stimulate the economy, help businesses and individuals and support vaccine distribution Sunday…
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December 21, 2020
The Middleby Corp. has acquired Zhuhai Guangdong China based United Foodservice Equipment Group, a design, manufacture and supply of counter top commercial…
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Pandemic drives General Mills’ sales and earnings gains for Q2 2021
December 17, 2020
General Mills Inc. reported its net sales increased 7% from $4.4 billion in the second quarter of 2020 to $4.7 billion for the 2021 second quarter ended Nov.
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