Barbara's Bakery, a natural foods baker, has undergone a brand-makeover. In the process, the bakery has partnered with Macchiatto, a design firm in San Francisco, to develop the rebranding design.
Dole Europe's Swedish division, Saba Fresh Cuts, has acquired a 25% stake in Green Vision, a producer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe. According to the agreement, Green Vision will work in collaboration with the company's Swedish division with an aim to provide a wider choice of products.
Arcadia Biosciences, an agricultural technology company based in Davis, California, has completed the first commercial production of Sonova 400 High GLA Safflower Oil.
House of SC Enterprises (Germany) has launched St Sin, its confectionery used for the neutralization of bad breath, in the Irish market with the exclusive distributor Evonity.
Tastefully Simple has voluntarily recalled certain 1.1-ounce retail packages and 0.3-ounce samples of Toasted Garlic & Parmesan Cheese Ball Mix. The company, along with others in the food industry, is joining in the efforts of a nationwide ingredient recall to protect consumers from potential Salmonella exposure.
NutraCea, a producer of stabilized rice bran and other food and nutritional products, has completed the sale of its cereal ingredients business and certain related equipment to Kerry, a food ingredients company, on March 9, 2010 for $3.9m.
Cedarlane Natural Foods, a manufacturer of frozen and fresh food products, will launch three new frozen entrees at Natural Products Expo West, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Smashburger, a Denver based fast-casual restaurant, will open its second Boise location on March 31, 2010. The company opened its first location in Boise in August 2009.
Smithfield Foods has reported net income of $37.3m or $0.22 per diluted share for the third quarter ended January 31, 2010 compared to net loss of $105.7m or $0.74 loss per diluted share for the prior year quarter. Sales for the quarter were $2.88bn compared to $3.35bn for the same quarter previous year.
Tootie Pie Company has said that it will sell its handmade pies in its new Gourmet Cafe at The Shops at Artisans Alley, a retail location in north central San Antonio.
The Inventure Group, a snack food manufacturer, has added three new flavors to its Burger King line of snack chips. The three flavors include Hot Fries, Cheese Fries and Hot & Spicy Onion Rings.
