Category: Processing acquisitions

INDUSTRY NEWS | Nov 13, 2024

Ingredion appoints vice president to lead corporate strategy

Ingredient solutions company Ingredion has appointed a new vice president to lead corporate development and mergers and acquisitions.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Oct 14, 2024

Specialty food importer acquires ingredient company

Specialty food importer Atalanta Corp. has acquired organic ingredient company Big Picture Foods in its second acquisition of 2024.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Oct 03, 2024

PMMI honors On the Rise Award winners

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, has honored its seventh annual On the Rise Award winners.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 30, 2024

EarthFresh Farms acquires potato packer

North American produce company EarthFresh Farms, which specializes in potatoes, carrots and onions, has acquired Mountain King Potatoes. 

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 24, 2024

Wisconsin-based contractor acquires food processing equipment manufacturer

Wisconsin-based contractor Tweet Garot Mechanical has acquired vegetable and fruit processing equipment manufacturer G.J. Olney

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 19, 2024

Robotic technology company makes list of top workplace innovators

Robotic technology company Symbotic has been named to Fast Company’s sixth annual Best Workplaces for Innovators list, ranking No. 58.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 17, 2024

Courchesne Larose partners with Veg-Pak, expands in Ontario market

Montreal-based Courchesne Larose Group has entered into a partnership with Ontario’s Veg-Pak Produce Ltd.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 12, 2024

Supply chain solution provider acquires transportation software company

Supply chain solution company Kaleris has acquired CAMS Software, a transportation company tailored to large-scale grocery distribution

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 09, 2024

Cryopak acquires gel-pack manufacturing segment of cold storage company

Cold chain solutions company Cryopak has acquired the gel-pack manufacturing segment of Garden State Cold Storage

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 24, 2024

Canadian company acquiring Ohio-based specialty food manufacturer

Canada-based Lassonde Industries is acquiring The Zidian Group, which operates Ohio-based specialty food manufacturer Summer Garden Food

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 10, 2024

Growmark to purchase agrichemical manufacturing company

Agricultural cooperative Growmark has signed a letter of intent to acquire AgraForm LLC, a St. Louis-based agrichemical manufacturing company.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 30, 2024

Grimmway Farms acquiring California fresh-cut produce operation

Global produce leader Grimmway Farms has agreed to purchase the assets of San Miguel Produce Inc. and will integrate its fresh-cut operation.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 29, 2024

GrubMarket acquires South Africa-based produce distributor

Food technology company GrubMarket has acquired South Africa-based fresh produce distributor Global Produce

INDUSTRY NEWS | Apr 16, 2024

Custom ingredients manufacturer acquires packing company

Custom ingredients manufacturer Baldwin Richardson Foods has completed its acquisition of New Jersey-based Pennsauken Packing Co.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Feb 28, 2024

Dole to sell Progressive Produce in $120 million deal

Dole plc has reached an agreement to sell its 65% equity stake in subsidiary Progressive Produce LLC in a deal worth $120 million.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Feb 27, 2024

Equipment manufacturer Duravant acquires German manufacturer

Equipment manufacturer Duravant has expanded its processing solutions portfolio with its acquisition of German-headquartered Ferdinand Henneken GmbH.

Sign up to receive regular updates from Produce Processing.