Middle market investor Golub Capital, New York, N.Y., said it provided a $20.5 million senior debt facility and a $500,000 equity co-investment to support Linsalata Capital Partners' acquisition of Spartan Foods of America, Inc.
You don't succeed in a tough, competitive frozen pizza category without
paying attention to the details. That why -- when it came to taking the
next step forward in operations -- Milwaukee, Wis.-based Palermo's Pizza took time to make the right decision with conveyors.
Kashi Company, La Jolla, Calif., introduces Caribbean Carnival, a new frozen pizza
that blends a fusion of tropical flavors with Kashi's signature seven whole grain and sesame and flax seed crust.
Palermo Villa Inc., Milwaukee, Wis., said it expects this month to break ground -- and by next April -- to begin building an addition to its frozen pizza plant.
Industrial Info Resources, Sugar Land, Texas, reported that General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, has begun a $72 million expansion at its Wellston, Ohio, plant.
Notice a certain "crispness" in the air? It's not fall yet but Schwan's Consumer Brands North America is thinking about it. The Bloomington, Minn., business just introduced a three-item line of Tony's Crispy Crust frozen pizzas.
Food industry observers expected today that Kraft Foods Inc. might further discuss its reported plans to halve its base of an estimated 70,000 suppliers.
The Schwan Food Company, Marshall, Minn., said it sold the assets of its Canadian subsidiary, T&N Foods Inc., to a new group led by T&N's founder Tony Merulla.
Frozen pizza and snacks was the strongest private label growth category during a 52-week period ending July 11, 2009, according to The Nielsen Company.