JEFFERSON, Wis. — Kikkoman Foods Inc., a unit of the 350-year-old Japanese soy brand, has opened a new production facility in Jefferson, Wisconsin, its third U.S. manufacturing plant, as the company expands production of soy sauce and other sauces and seasonings for the North American market. The 240,000-square-foot facility beganMORE HERE
RICHMOND, Va. — Sauer Brands, owner of Duke’s Mayonnaise, Mateo’s Gourmet Salsa and other food brands, has agreed to sell its historic spice business to The Watkins Company, a Winona, Minnesota-based flavor company. The sale breaks apart a historic Richmond company, one with a long legacy, not only with spices,MORE HERE
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – One of the fastest growing grocers in the U.S. is H Mart, a Korean and Asian supermarket. It will open a rebuilt prototype store on April 23. “We are excited to reopen our newly renovated Cherry Hill location and bring our passion for Asian food cultureMORE HERE
Quaker’s Raisins & Spice Instant Oatmeal has returned to grocery store shelves after periods of limited availability at major retailers such as Walmart. Instant oatmeal first appeared on the market in 1965. Quaker launched its own version in 1966 as a convenient hot cereal packaged in single-serve packets. The brandMORE HERE
The universe of what we buy in the grocery store often comes from but a few large food manufacturers. The share of pork, beef or chicken comes from but a few major distributors. But back in the 1950s, regional brands were still a powerful part of the landscape, not onlyMORE HERE
Driving along a favorite country road in Virginia last week, I saw an old Gulf pump, and an lighted OPEN sign that called me in. Someone had reopened the old Cumnor Store in the tiny King and Queen County, Virginia town of Cumnor. Life returns to paradise, I thought. CumnorMORE HERE
Only a few decades ago, one of the dominant features of the refrigerated meat section of the grocery store was hanging sandwich meat. If sausage and bacon were in pull-out packages on a shelf, the sandwich meat was often hanging on hooks; you could see what the meat looked like.MORE HERE
For the first time during a presidential race, consumer food safety is a top issue. This came about in an unlikely way, when Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped out of the race. A central actor in this food realignment is Dr. Casey Means, a physician and writer whose best-selling book,MORE HERE
ORRVILLE, Ohio — The J. M. Smucker Co. (NYSE: SJM) announced Sept. 11, 2023 the acquisition of Hostess Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWNK) for $34.25 per share in cash and stock, totaling approximately $5.6 billion, including $900 million in net debt. “We are excited to announce the acquisition of Hostess Brands,MORE HERE
The idea of changing up your food brand with special new flavors and promotions appears to be getting out of hand. This week, the idea went completely shark-jump mad, with the launch of a limited edition cotton candy-flavored French’s catsup in Canada. The promo is available at special pop-ups inMORE HERE