Sadler’s Smokehouse is a family-owned business that specializes in premium and authentic pit-smoked meats.

Whole Foods Market awarded three national suppliers, those available in four or more Whole Foods Market regions, and 11 local and regional partners with “Supplier of the Year” recognition and honored others for their contributions in categories aligned with Whole Foods Market’s mission.

The combination of brekki’s superior product and the Cedar’s leadership team’s 155+ years of food industry experience means brekki is now positioned to lead this growing market.

Driven by growing customer demand across the food and industrial segments worldwide, the company has made a substantial investment in new, state-of-the- art fermentation and purification equipment as well as a new, fully automated packaging line.

Givaudan had announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the company in November 2019.

BlueNalu, an innovative food company developing seafood products directly from fish cells, announced a strategic partnership with Nutreco, a global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed.

“According to Datassential's* research, 54% of customers crave more exciting fry options. We took that knowledge to our kitchen and created a unique fry shape and flavored it with distinct seasonings to deliver bold flavor and big results for our operators,” said Kim Cupelli, vice president of marketing.

“We have had a relationship with DFA over the past 20 years, and we are confident in their ability to succeed in the current market and serve our customers with the same commitment to quality and service they have come to expect,” said Eric Beringause, president and chief executive officer of Dean Foods.

The combination of Stir and Celtrade creates a stronger, more diversified custom sauce and dressing platform with redundant manufacturing capabilities across multiple geographies, a broad packaging assortment and a deep bench of culinary talent.

Manos will be responsible for identifying and building strategic partnerships as Curion builds out its Life Labs initiative, as well as lead and manage the Curion marketing team to increase business awareness and growth.