U.S. Bank has invested more than $7.6 million in tax credit equity to enable Monogram Food Solutions to build a 54,000-square-foot addition to its plant and add 200 jobs to the area with Virginia’s highest unemployment rate

The new ciders will begin appearing at on- and off-premise accounts this month, says Alejandra de Obeso, Strongbow brand director. In turn, the original Strongbow hard cider is expected to be completely phased out at retail before the end of April, she notes.

Krispy Kreme, Winston-Salem, N.C., and Massimo Zanetti Beverage USA, Portsmouth, Va., announced a multi-year licensing agreement for Massimo Zanetti to roast and distribute Krispy Kreme coffee for sale in grocery, mass-merchandise and club stores as well as online at www.amazon.com.

The acquisition price of approximately $92 million, on a cash-free and debt-free basis, is subject to certain post-closing adjustments and was funded from cash on hand. Flatout's annual net sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014 were approximately $46 million.

Construction on the bakery will begin in April, and the bakery plans to open in spring 2016. When fully operational, the bakery will create more than 200 jobs in the community.

Suja Juice Co., a cold-pressured (otherwise known as HPP High Pressure Processing) juice company, announced the close of a financing round in excess of $20 million dollars.

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. introduced a new corporate logo symbolizing the completion of its strategic shift to become a branded snack food company.

The City of Fairfield, California’s economic development department announced that Just Desserts, an award-winning bakery, founded in San Francisco in 1974, is opening a 75,000 square-foot manufacturing facility at 5000 Fulton Drive in May 2015.

ABF Ingredients appointed Fabienne Saadane-Oaks as CEO as of March 16th 2015.

San Francisco-based Del Monte Foods, Inc., producer of branded and private label canned fruit, vegetable, and tomato products, announced that it has completed the acquisition of the assets of Sager Creek Vegetable Company, a producer of specialty vegetables for the Foodservice and Retail markets headquartered in Siloam Springs, Arkansas.