Category food

Custom Made Meals acquires Hearthside’s ready-to-cook, heat assets

DENVER — Custom Made Meals LLC, a maker of fresh, oven-ready, value-added entrees, and appetizers, is expanding its manufacturing capabilities by acquiring Hearthside Food Solutions’ ready-to-cook and ready-to-heat manufacturing assets in Jacksonville, Fla. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. By…

Carbon intensity goal draws nearer for GNT

MIERLO, THE NETHERLANDS – GNT by 2023 had reduced carbon intensity at its Exberry factories by 22% when compared to 2020, which puts the company nearly halfway to its goal of a 50% reduction by 2030, according to a GNT…

Butter Buds cheddar cheese concentrate boosts cheddar flavor

RACINE, WIS. — Butter Buds Inc. has launched Cheese Buds Simple Cheddar Cheese Concentrate. The concentrate helps manufacturers to increase the cheddar cheese flavor with low inclusion levels without needing to state “flavor” or “natural flavor” for a cleaner label, according…

Bread innovation accelerates | Food Business News

KANSAS CITY — Gut-friendly, keto-friendly and traditional rye were among new product introductions in the bread category over the past year, but the popularity of indulgent brioche-inspired products stood out as a top trend once again in 2023. Brioche-style packaged…

Conagra chips away at volume decline

CHICAGO — Volume improved sequentially at Conagra Brands, Inc. in the third quarter ended Feb. 25, but it still declined 1.8% when compared to the previous year’s third quarter. Volume declines were 6.6% in the first quarter and 2.9% in…

European food company obtains majority stake in Banneton Bakery

GHENT, BELGIUM — Vandemoortele, a family-owned European food company that manufactures and sells baked foods across the United States and 12 European countries, has acquired a majority stake in Banneton Bakery, Swedesboro, NJ. Founded in 2008, Banneton makes and sells…

Taking flatbreads and tortillas to the next level

KANSAS CITY — Glancing at the data, it would be easy to think that the tortilla and flatbread bubble has burst, thanks to inflation, but take a closer look. Center store wraps and flatbreads show a category experiencing a 2.8%…

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