The 386,047-square-foot refrigerator/freezer distribution facility in Florence, South Carolina, will include 45 loading docks, a Cheney Express and the largest culinary kitchen the company has developed to date.
Ryp Labs, the winner of the San Francisco regional event, was selected for its innovative solution for tackling postharvest food waste, securing the global grand prize of $50,000 and an invitation into a six-month, Lineage executive-led incubator program.
Lakeside Foods will purchase the Smith Frozen Foods assets including its Weston, Oregon, production facility and Garrett Packing/Brittany Farms operations in Milton-Freewater, Oregon.
The technology allows for a scalable and cost-effective supply for the hugely popular traditional Japanese delicacy, eel, whose availability has been hampered by overfishing and the destruction of aquatic ecosystems.
Sabra and Obela are currently 50/50 joint ventures that had been formed between PepsiCo and Strauss Group to manufacture, distribute, and sell refrigerated dips and spreads.
Twin City Foods partnered with Key Technology and installed two VERYX optical sorters at the end of their lines that process both frozen peas and corn.