Conagra Brands, Inc., formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc., has completed the previously announced separation of its Lamb Weston business. The company’s name change has also become effective.

Under the terms of the agreement, SpartanNash will acquire Caito’s produce distribution business, fresh cut fruits and vegetables business, the company’s newly constructed Fresh Kitchen facility which is designed to process and package fresh-prepared foods, and the logistics business of BRT.

The owners of Angelic Bakehouse announced that it has reached an agreement to sell the maker of non-GMO sprouted baked goods to Lancaster Colony Corporation, a maker of specialty foods based in Ohio.

The Original Cakerie announced it has restructured its business under a holding company known as Desserts Holdings.

The newly acquired production facility will further enhance the national footprint for the company’s Renaissance Food Group, LLC (RFG) business segment and position the segment to serve its growing customer base across the southwestern United States.

Brynwood Partners VII L.P. announced that its majority-owned portfolio company, Harvest Hill Beverage Company, has acquired the beverage manufacturing assets of Faribault Foods, Inc. Based in Stamford, Conn., Harvest Hill was formed in June 2014 to acquire the Juicy Juice brand from Nestlé USA, Inc. Terms and conditions of the transaction, which closed today, will not be disclosed.

Although still relatively small, the online channel is one of the fastest growing channels for consumer reported purchases of ready-to-eat snacks, while traditional channels, like grocery and discount clubs, are steadying or declining, according to NPD Group’s ongoing snacking research.

The new Good Housekeeping Nutritionist Approved Emblem will leverage the GH Institute's "Tried and Tested" authority into the food space.

The acquisition, which has been made in partnership with Denis Neville, formerly of MCT Dairies, is Ornua’s first specialty dry ingredients production facility in the US.