One of the most interesting stories about Blount Foods doesn’t involve the past year’s growth. Rather, we were intrigued when President Todd Blount talked about initiating change and embracing risk seven or eight years ago.
Reiser and Ross Industries say the new, fully automatic INPACK IN50 Inline Tray Sealer produces modified atmosphere packages (MAP) from preformed trays of almost any size or shape and can package fresh, refrigerated or frozen food products.
High Liner Foods Incorporated, Lunenburg, N.S. said it agreed to acquire the U.S. subsidiary ("Icelandic USA") and Asian procurement operations of Icelandic Group h.f.
High Liner Foods Incorporated, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, said it entered "exclusive discussions" with Icelandic Group to acquire Icelandic's U.S. and Asian processing assets.
The Gloucester (Mass.) Times reported that frozen seafood processor Gorton's expects by late next year to add another production line to its Gloucester-based plant.
Case-ready meats processor Vantage Foods Inc., Calgary, AB, said it purchased a building and 13-acre site in Belleville, Ont., to process retail ready fresh meats.
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods talks with Lisa Webb, director of distribution and seafood procurement at Gorton’s Inc., The Gloucester, Mass., company is a leader in frozen branded and foodservice seafood.
Refrigerated and frozen seafood products exec Todd Blount was among those recently honored by Ernst & Young LLP (EY), Boston, as one of its New England 2010-11 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award" winners.