Food Processing's Top 100 - 2024
The 100 largest food and beverage companies, based on sales of U.S.- and Canadian-made products. The five largest food and beverage companies in the U.S. and Canada remain PepsiCo., Tyson Foods, Nestle, JBS USA and Kraft Heinz. That's according to our annual reporting of the top food & beverage ...
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Nov 11, 2024 · Food Processing covers news about the top food and beverage companies in the U.S. as well as analysis and thought leadership for all segments of the food manufacturing industry.
Shuttered Danville, Illinois, Quaker Facility May Be Demolished …
Sep 26, 2024 · According to local news reports, the Danville, Ill., Quaker Oats processing plant at the center of the enormous recall of numerous brands and varieties of cereals and granola bars in 2023 will be demolished “soon.”. Danville’s mayor told the news outlet the news was “devastating to hear,” and that losing the facility would be a big loss for the community.
Prairie Farms Dairy Acquires SmithFoods of Orrville, Ohio
Oct 4, 2024 · Prairie Farms Dairy has acquired the SmithFoods manufacturing facilities in Orrville, Ohio, according to a release from the Edwardsville, Ill.-based dairy cooperative. SmithFoods was founded in 1909 and has been family-owned since. Matt McClelland, CEO/EVP of Prairie Farms Dairy welcomed SmithFoods’ employees and customers to the fold, and he called the acquisition “an easy decision ...
Saputo Closing Six U.S. Facilities by Early 2025, Consolidating ...
Jun 11, 2024 · Canadian dairy giant Saputo is closing six of its U.S. facilities by early 2025 and shifting their production to nearby, more efficient plants in an effort to reduce “duplicate costs” and otherwise optimize operations in its network.
Johnsonville Acquires Salm Partners, Will Close Meadowside …
Jan 4, 2024 · Johnsonville has announced the acquisition of Denmark, Wis.-based Salm Partners, a co-manufacturer of co-extruded food products and longstanding co-packing partner of the Sheboygan County, Wis.-based sausage and meat processor, according to a …
Primo Water / BlueTriton Merger Completed; Primo Brands Emerges
Nov 11, 2024 · The merger of Primo Water Corp. and an affiliate of BlueTriton Brands Inc. to form the new Primo Brands has been completed, according to a release from the new company. This merger was first announced in June 2024.The company will maintain dual headquarters in Tampa, Fla., and Stamford, Conn., with Robbert Rietbroek serving as chief executive officer, David Hass as chief financial officer and ...
Slice Soda Brand Acquired, Will Return to Stores in 2025
May 28, 2024 · Slice was first launched in the 1980s as a fruit-flavored soda by PepsiCo, and despite a cult following by some consumers, the brand was discontinued in the mid-2000s, replaced predominantly by the Sierra Mist brand in the PepsiCo portfolio (Sierra Mist, it’s worth noting, was replaced as the company’s lemon-lime soda brand by Starry about a year ago).
OSI Group Makes Largest Acquisition to Date: Park 100 Foods of …
Oct 1, 2024 · OSI Group LLC announced one of its subsidiaries has purchased custom kettle-cooked foods processor Park 100 Foods of Tipton, Ind., in a release distributed today. Park 100 was founded in 1976 as a portioned, breaded meats processing facility, and has since evolved to include kettle-formulated frozen soups, sauces, chili, side dishes, gravies and macaroni & cheese.
Motif FoodWorks Closing After Lawsuit From Impossible Foods
Sep 9, 2024 · Motif had raised $345 million in investments since it 2019 separation from Ginkgo Bioworks, according to AgFunderNews. Its plant-based beef, pork and chicken products were based on its self-developed ingredient Hemami, “a heme protein that provides a rich meaty flavor and aroma to plant-based meat alternatives,” according to the company website.