MusclePharm will be working to increase operating profit margins to 10% and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) margins to 15 percent by 2020.

Other factors driving organic food sales across the globe include increasing income levels, improving standard of living, and government initiatives aimed at encouraging widespread adoption of organic products.

Archer Daniels Midland Company named Kenneth Campbell president of the company’s WILD Flavors business, and named Manda Tweten president of the company’s Specialty Commodities business (SCI).

Hearthside, with 19 U.S.-based facilities, is currently North America’s largest contract manufacturer of bars and baked goods. The VSI acquisition adds three European manufacturing facilities for nutrition, diet, and functional bars as well as best-in-class R&D, formulation, and innovation capabilities.

The details of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the next few weeks.

Sargento Foods Inc. announced Gerald Cox has joined the Consumer Products Division as Consumer Insights Manager.

Kangaroo Brands, Inc., a Milwaukee-based manufacturer of specialty breads and frozen handheld sandwiches, recently finished an expansion that will create 50 new jobs over the next 12 months in the Milwaukee area.

With a reputation for high-quality and innovative products and the ability to meet stringent product specifications, the company is a valued supplier to customers in the co-manufacturing, convenience store, grocery retail and foodservice channels. Hudson will continue to operate out of its facility in Hudson, Wisconsin.

Golden Peanut and Tree Nuts, a subsidiary of Archer Daniels Midland Company, announced that it will invest to significantly expand the capacity of its peanut oil processing facility in Dawson, Georgia.

Panera's brewed teas, lemonades, smoothies, bottled milks and juices are already free of these artificial ingredients.