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California tomato processor buys Del Monte Foods facility
Woodland, California-based Morning Star Tomatoes has purchased a Del Monte Foods property near Hanford, owner Chris Rufer told the Hanford (California... continue reading »
Agreement to expand availability of Broccolini brand
Fresh Del Monte Produce, through its vegetable division Mann Packing, has entered an agreement with The Nunes Co. to expand the Broccolini brand to mo... continue reading »

BranchOut Food’s Bell Pepper Crisps to expand Midwest availability
BranchOut Food has received a new order of more than $600,000 for its Bell Pepper Crisps from the Midwest region of the nation’s largest warehouse c... continue reading »
Fresh Del Monte Produce names head of specialty ingredients division
Fresh Del Monte Produce has named an executive charged with driving the growth of its specialty ingredients division. Deema Anani, chief commercial... continue reading »
Eagle Product Inspection redesigns X-ray system for faster inspection
Eagle Product Inspection has redesigned its Pipeline X-ray system for pumped products with enhanced features for faster inspection. Upgraded machin... continue reading »
Completed merger forms new consumer packaged goods company
Lakeview Farms, a portfolio company of CapVest Partners, has completed its merger with noosa Holdings to form a new company, Novus Foods. The merge... continue reading »
GrubMarket acquires California-based foodservice distributor
GrubMarket, a global private food e-commerce company, has acquired California-based foodservice distributor Bay Cities Produce. Bay Cities Produce,... continue reading »

Defect details: Metal detection vs. X-ray
Metal detection and X-ray inspection offer differing capabilities. Although both inspection solutions can detect metal contaminants, X-ray inspection ... continue reading »

HPP landscape evolving with customer preference
High-pressure processing is nothing new for the juice and beverage industry. But the focus of the long-trusted technology is evolving. Fruit going ... continue reading »

New flavors from Beaverton Foods feature spicy punch
Beaverton Foods has introduced three new flavors in its line of condiments featuring spices powered by chili peppers and jalapenos. The new trio ma... continue reading »