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.

When SugarCreek Chairman and CEO John Richardson purchased an existing 77,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 1200 Enterprise Road in Cambridge City, Ind., in 2012, he had a distinct vision for its future.

Nellson, a full-service nutrition bar and powder provider in, announced plans to replace its aging Irwindale, California operation with a new facility nearby. Nellson has secured a new site in Ontario, California and will invest $40-50 million to create a world-class production facility.

The new plant will more than double First Choice Ingredients’ footprint and will become their third large-scale production facility in Wisconsin.

More than 20% of the construction materials were sourced from recycled content, and only low and no-VOC paints and coatings were used to ensure healthy indoor air quality.

The reality of the day is that food producers must not only maintain a strong defense against recalls, but also against increasing regulations, food sensitivities in the population, environmental consciousness and PETA agendas.

Blount Fine Foods of Fall River, Massachusetts, a manufacturer of premium, hand-crafted soups, entrées, sauces and side dishes for retail and foodservice, has purchased Food Source LP, a custom food manufacturer based in McKinney, Texas.

The company’s new plans for creating long-term value center on a more aggressive approach to cost reduction, growing consumer brands (Consumer Foods segment) and Lamb Weston (within the Commercial Foods segment), as well as balanced capital allocation. Details to be shared at an investor event later this year.

AccelFoods announced an incoming class of new companies. Six hand-selected startups will join the roster of promising brands backed by the AccelFoods platform. Acceptance into the program is a passport to accelerated, strategic growth.