The Fort Wayne (Ind.) News-Sentinel reported that duck processor Maple Leaf Farms, Milford, Ind., expects by October to relocate its corporate headquarters to a renovated former elementary school in Leesburg, Ind.
Broadline seafood processor Fishery Products International Inc. (FPI), Danvers, Mass., said it hired three people to bolster its foodservice program and grow in key sales channels.
Supermarket retailing giant The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, said it recognized several key supplier partners for "exceptional contributions" to Kroger's private label business.
Twin Cities Business reported that Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Kansas City, Mo., is in talks with HP Hood LLC, Lynnfield, Mass., to acquire Kemps LLC.
Boston officials have approved plans for a $70 million seafood processing plant in the city’s marine industrial park, according to a report by The Boston Globe.
Diversified frozen foods processor Rich Products Corporation, Buffalo, N.Y., said it purchased property in Lithonia, Ga., that includes a 189,000-square-foot food manufacturing facility.
Global food equipment and energy technologies supplier GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, Bochum, Germany, said it expects by mid 2011 to purchase Convenience Food Systems (CFS).