Perdue Farms Announces Perry Aulie as President of Perdue AgriBusiness

June 11, 2024 Perdue Farms

Perry Aulie, currently the Senior Vice President of Value-Added Products, has been with Perdue AgriBusiness since 2019. Under his leadership, the Value-Added Business has seen sales triple over the past four years, driven by his innovative approach and commitment to addressing the dual challenges of climate and food production. He has expanded opportunities for farmers and launched partnerships to pay growers for their carbon sequestration practices helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2024 sofi Gold Award Winners Announced by Specialty Food Association

Characteristics such as spicy-sweet flavor profiles, global ingredients, and gluten-free formulas were shared among multiple Gold Award-winning products, indicating key trends to watch across the food industry. From a vegan, gluten-free tamarind-flavored recipe that took the Barbecue Sauce category to the smoky paprika and fleur de sel potato chips that won the red-hot Chips, Pretzels, Rice Cakes, & Salty Snacks category, bold flavors in unique combinations can be found throughout the list of winners.

Shoreline Equity Partners Announces Investment in Prime Meats

April 29, 2024 Prime Meats

Prime Meats continues to grow rapidly through various organic initiatives and will also be seeking strategic acquisition opportunities across the country. Norberto Sanchez and the Prime Meats management team will continue to lead the Company and maintain a meaningful ownership position moving forward in partnership with Shoreline.

ReposiTrak Adds 20 New Meat, Poultry and Meat Alternative Suppliers to Rapidly Expanding Food Traceability Network for FSMA 204 and Beyond

April 25, 2024 ReposiTrak

Among the new members are producers of cured and smoked meats, fresh and frozen poultry, fully cooked options, on-the-go meat snacks and plant-based meat alternatives. They include a nationally recognized leader in poultry and several suppliers of premium sausage who have been in operation for more than a century. Each supplier will use RTN to efficiently share traceability data with their retail and wholesale customers who now require FSMA 204-level traceability for more food categories than are included on the FDA’s Food Traceability List.

Fortifi Acquires Nothum Food Processing Systems

“Nothum provides innovative, high-quality equipment backed by strong customer service,” said Massimo Bizzi, Chief Executive Officer of Fortifi. “Thanks to Nothum’s technology leadership, this acquisition expands Fortifi’s advanced processing offerings and allows us to continue serving our customers with excellence.”