Performance Food Group Announces Agreement To Acquire Fox River Foods, Inc.

December 14, 2012 Performance Food Group

Performance Food Group, Inc. (PFG) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Fox River Foods, Inc., an independently owned broadline foodservice distribution company serving customers in seven states throughout the Upper Midwest. The transaction is expected to close before the end of the year.

John Morrell Food Group Foodservice Introduces Armour & John Morrell 40% Lower Sodium Franks

December 14, 2012 John Morrell Food Group

As a leader in lower sodium meat products, the John Morrell Food Group, a Subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, announces the introduction of Armour and John Morrell 40% Lower Sodium Franks for Foodservice operators.  Utilizing a patented, all-natural sodium replacer, the new franks deliver the same great-tasting traditional flavor with 40% less sodium compared to regular franks.

Oppy Promotes Desnoyers To National Business Development Manager

December 14, 2012 Oppy

When Audrey Desnoyers first joined the produce industry, she was hired to drive a bright green VW Beetle around the Eastern U.S., as part of a team that introduced consumers to a new brand of kiwifruit. Now, after nearly a decade and a half spent driving sales of Oppy products, she has been named as The Oppenheimer Group’s new national business development manager.

Ready Pac National Communications Meeting Reflects On 2012 Successes

December 14, 2012 Ready Pac

At a national communications meeting held in Anaheim, Calif., Ready Pac Foods, Inc. brought together its entire sales, marketing and research and development teams, along with key executives from cross-functional areas, to examine the company’s FY 2012 results and kick off its FY 2013. Despite continued economic uncertainty and challenges fraught by Mother Nature, Ready Pac executives were very pleased with their teams’ ground-breaking successes.

IFOAM North American Organic Leadership Course

In cultivating the next generation of business and production leadership in the $60-billion global market for certified organic foods and other products, the world’s leading federation of organic producers, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM), will present its first-ever North American Organic Leadership Course beginning in March 2013. The professional-level curriculum will include online and in-person learning into the world of organic food, agriculture, production, trade and the retail and consumer markets.