Category food

Utz Brands makes changes to leadership team

HANOVER, PA. — Utz Brands has made changes to its leadership team as part of its short- and long-term objectives for supply chain optimization and integrated business planning. Mitchell Arends has been named executive vice president, chief integrated supply chain officer…

Promotions announced at American Bakers Association

WASHINGTON — Rasma Zvaners has been promoted to vice president of government relations at the American Bakers Association. In this role Ms. Zvaners will oversee the group’s government relations operation.  The ABA also announced that Christina Donnelly, who is senior…

Beauty and the baking mixes

NEW YORK — A former beauty industry executive has created a collection of plant-based baking mixes that are free from the top nine allergens and formulated with sustainably produced ingredients.   Following a nearly two-decade career in marketing and product development…

Entertainment agency launches snack company

ERIE, COLO. — Entertainment agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) is partnering with global venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and incubator Connect Ventures to create a new food company called Myna Snacks. The company was also founded by most-followed…

Fresh Factory increases snack bar production capacity

CAROL STREAM, ILL. — The Fresh Factory, a manufacturer of plant-based and clean label foods and beverages, is expanding the capacity of its snack bar production facility in Carol Stream. As part of the company’s strategic investment in meeting the…

Wicked Kitchen adds plant-based meals

MINNEAPOLIS — Wicked Kitchen, a plant-based food brand, has expanded its line of frozen entrees with two new offerings. Joining the company’s portfolio of frozen pizzas, macaroni and cheese, ice cream and seafood alternatives, the additions include Hearty Rigatoni Veg…

Ingredion is divesting business in South Korea

WESTCHESTER, ILL. — Ingredion is divesting its business in South Korea to an affiliate of the Sajo Group. The Sajo Group is a food company with headquarters in Seoul, South Korea. Terms of the divestment were not disclosed; however, the transaction…

New association aims to sustainably produce alternative seafood

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA — A new association has been formed to support the alternative seafood industry called Future Ocean Foods. The group aims to promote food security, human health, environmental stability and ocean conservation. Group members will use plants and cells…

PepsiCo names Juntos Crecemos Greenhouse Accelerator program winner

PURCHASE, NY.  — Mexican-inspired snack company Chuza has been selected as the winner of PepsiCo’s eighth class of the Greenhouse Accelerator program. This year marked the first Juntos Crecemos (Together We Grow) edition of the accelerator program, which focuses on supporting…

Corn futures sink to multi-year lows

Home » Corn futures sink to multi-year lows Source: Sosland Publishing Co. Recap for November 10 Corn futures declined to near three-year lows Friday and posted a third straight weekly loss a day after the USDA raised its estimate for…

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