Carolina Pride Foods Inc., a Greenwood, S.C. establishment is recalling approximately 18,416 pounds of boneless, fully cooked ham products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced.
Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm that focuses on investing in franchise and brand management companies, announced that its affiliate has completed the acquisition of Arby's Restaurant Group, the second largest quick-service sandwich chain in the United States with more than 3,600 restaurants.
As a result of softer same-store sales and traffic levels and an erosion of optimism among restaurant operators, the outlook for the restaurant industry softened in May.
Hillshire Farm announced today the launch of a new marketing and national advertising campaign, "So Good. They'll Think It's For Them," to showcase the brand's entire portfolio of high-quality lunchmeats, smoked sausage and cocktail links.
Plans for a new chicken-processing plant are moving forward, thanks to successful negotiations between city of Tulare, Ca., officials and the company proposing the plant.
The AMI 2011 Expo attracted more than 360 exhibitors and 6,000 industry leaders to Chicago in April. Recently separated from the Dairy Expo, the show’s overall attendance numbers disappointed some, but most exhibitors were satisfied with the true quality of the audience.
Smithfield Foods Inc. has announced the promotion of Keira L. Lombardo to the position of vice president of investor relations and corporate communications.
Twn employees who were exposed to chlorine gas at a Tyson Foods chicken processing plant in Springdale, Ark., remained hospitalized as of Wednesday evening.