Month March 2024

Hearthside Food names new CFO

DOWNERS GROVE, ILL. — Nick Hewitt has joined Hearthside Food Solutions as chief financial officer. He succeeds Dan Coats, who had been serving as CFO in an interim capacity. Hewitt has more than 25 years of experience, most recently as…

Export sales push corn futures higher

Home » Export sales push corn futures higher Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for March 15 Soybean futures ended higher Friday, recovering from the previous day’s decline after a day of choppy trading. Wheat futures mostly weakened for a third…

Döhler Ventures invests in Vertosa

DARMSTADT, GERMANY — Döhler Ventures, the ingredient manufacturer Döhler’s entrepreneurial investment arm focused on startups within the global nutrition and technology ecosystem, is investing in Vertosa, an infusion technology company for cannabis and hemp products. The investment will enable Döhler and…

Opinion: Digital investments becoming a differentiator in CPG

  KANSAS CITY — While expectations of a return to volume growth were the most notable theme in presentations at this year’s Consumer Analyst Group of New York conference, the digital transformation of a company’s processes and procedures was repeatedly…

CoreFX Ingredient’s founder acquires company from Ornua

EVANSTON, ILL.  —  The founder of CoreFX Ingredients, Denis Neville, is acquiring a majority stake in the company from the Irish dairy processor Ornua. CoreFX Ingredients was founded in 2016 and uses spray-drying and dry-blending technologies to produce a range…

China keeps canceling, weighing on wheat

Home » China keeps canceling, weighing on wheat Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for March 14 Wheat futures declined Thursday under pressure from the latest China wheat cancellation, this time an Australian purchase. Additional pressure from a lackluster export sales…

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