Old Orchard Brands, Sparta, Mich., launched Fruit & Veggie, a new line of 100% natural fruit and vegetable juice blends available for the first time as a frozen fruit juice concentrate.
Automated Packaging Systems, Streetsboro, Ohio, teamed up with BBC Technologies, South Haven, Mich., to develop a new high-productivity bag packaging solution.
Mr. Dee’s Inc., Libertyville, Ill., launched Dee Amoré Simply Baked, never-fried French fries with less than 1 gram of fat per serving. Made from 100% Pacific Northwest Russet potatoes, these crinkle cut fries are baked to perfection with nothing but a sprinkle of sea salt—and never fried in the process.
Zentis North America, a Plymouth, Ind., a fruit processing company, announced plans to build a new 100,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Idaho that will be capable of producing more than 100 million pounds of product.
Anchor Packaging, Inc., St. Louis, added a 38-ounce container to its Mega-Meal product line. This shallow container is perfect for appetizers, fingerfoods, desserts, cut fruitand more.
Dole Food Company, Inc., Westlake Village, Calif., approved updating the company’s owned vessel fleet with the acquisition of three new specialty built refrigerated container ships for its U.S. West Coast operations.