Peacock Engineering Company announced several actions it is taking to redefine and reshape the company for the future. These steps include: updating the company's name and logo, expanding its management team, opening a new facility and launching a new company website.

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.

Busy and hectic lifestyles are the primary reasons for the growth of the chilled and deli foods market in North America.

Prior to joining iTi, Rich worked for more than 30 years in the food industry, primarily in product and process development for fruit juice manufacturers.

Campbell Soup Company announced its support for the enactment of federal legislation to establish a single mandatory labeling standard for foods derived from genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

A national survey conducted by the Alliance's Healthy Americas Institute found that one in two Hispanics (53%) and non-Hispanic blacks (51%), compared to 37% of non-Hispanic whites, report that they daily or weekly drink soda or pop that contains sugar.

General Mills, Inc. said that it has acquired EPIC Provisions, a rapidly growing, premium meat snacks company based in Austin, Texas.

The move represents yet another example of Nestlé’s commitment to the health, care and welfare of animals raised for food.