Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ editor-in-chief Marina Mayer reviewed all of the new retail products published in print and online at www.RFFmag.com from August 2017 to February 2018. From the hundreds of products, she nominated 16 refrigerated and frozen foods and beverages to be named Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ sixth annual Top 5 Best New Retail Product.
When it comes to trust, federal regulatory agencies rank eighth and food companies rank last on a list of 11 choices.
January 18, 2018
While food companies, federal regulatory agencies and farmers are held responsible for ensuring the health and safety of food, not all are trusted to get the job done, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding is said to be the largest cattle feeding operation in the world.
January 18, 2018
Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P., a New York-based commodities and natural resources investment firm, announced plans to acquire the U.S.-based cattle feeding assets and farms, collectively known as Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, from JBS USA.
The aim of the new company will be to offer a jointly developed global trade digitization platform built on open standards and designed for use by the entire global shipping ecosystem.
January 18, 2018
Maersk, Denmark, and IBM, North Castle, N.Y., announced plans to establish a joint venture to provide more efficient and secure methods for conducting global trade using blockchain technology.
The Grand Rapids facility provides high-quality custom film rollstock to converters for packaging applications that protect a wide variety of products.
January 17, 2018
Pregis LLC, Deerfield, Ill., invested $1 million in a new 1,000-square-foot testing lab for its Grand Rapids, Mich., blown film manufacturing facility.
Goodfella’s Pizza manufactures and distributes a portfolio of branded and private label frozen pizzas in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
January 17, 2018
Nomad Foods Ltd., London, entered into an agreement to acquire Green Isle Foods Ltd., an Ireland-based subsidiary of Boparan Holdings Ltd., England, and its unit, Goodfella’s Pizza.