The Millennials Are On Their Way

April 26, 2017 Puratos Taste Tomorrow

Anyone who wants to respond to food trends needs to observe the behaviour of millennials, the new group of consumers born between 1980 and 2000. Trendwatcher and chief editor of Food Inspiration magazine, Hans Steenbergen, makes the connection to the world of food. “Eating is an important aspect in millennials’ lives and that’s reflected in their choices.”

Blackford Capital Invests In Ellison Bakery, Inc.

April 26, 2017 Blackford Capital

 Blackford Capital, a national private equity firm headquartered in Grand Rapids, Mich., today announced its investment in Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Ellison Bakery, Inc. (Ellison), a leading manufacturer of cookie, snack bar, crunch and inclusion product, and other products for the industrial market, food service industry, and retail and private label space. 

US Foods Agrees To Acquire FirstClass Foods

April 26, 2017 US Foods

US Foods today announced that it has agreed to acquire FirstClass Foods, a privately owned meat manufacturing company based in Hawthorne, Calif. with nearly $55 million in annual sales.

Uncle John’s Pride Recalls Sausage Products, Possible Foreign Matter Contamination

April 26, 2017 USDA FSIS

Uncle John’s Pride, LLC., a Tampa, Fla. establishment, is recalling approximately 139,909 pounds of ready-to-eat smoked meat and poultry sausage products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

WFSP Foods Recalls RTE Chicken Breast Products That May Be Undercooked

April 26, 2017 USDA FSIS

WFSP Foods LLC., a Decatur, Ala. establishment, is recalling approximately 42,147 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken breast products due to undercooking, resulting in the potential survival of bacterial pathogens in the products, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.