Diversified ingredients and minerals supplier SunOpta Inc., Toronto, said it sold frozen fruit processing equipment located in Salinas, Calif., to strawberry processor Cal Pacific Specialty Foods, LLC, Moss Landing, Calif.
Frozen Italian products processor Armanino Foods of Distinction, Inc., Hayward, Calif., said it posted record third quarter sales and profits compared to the year before.
Fruit and vegetable processor Seneca Foods Corporation, Marion, N.Y., is set to acquire Unilink, LLC and its affiliated company, Lebanon Valley Cold Storage, LP.
Snack and specialty foods processor The Inventure Group Inc., Phoenix, said two retailers are planning national distribution programs for Jamba All Natural Smoothie kits (frozen fruit products).
Jamba, Inc., Emeryville, Calif., said it hired Julie Washington as vice president of consumer products, licensing and growth initiatives for Jamba Juice Co.
It's a new name in frozen novelties but not in the freezercase. Frozen fruit processor Dole Food CompanyInc., Westlake Village, Calif., last month began marketing Dole Fruit Bars.