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6 days ago | 
foodbusinessnews.net | Eric Schroeder
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ. — Theater channel weakness, the conclusion of limited-time churro volumes and continued cost inflation dragged down second-quarter performance at J&J Snack Foods Corp. Despite the challenges, Daniel Fachner, president and chief executive officer, said the company is confident the foundation of the business is strong.
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6 days ago | 
bakingbusiness.com | Eric Schroeder
GRANTS PASS, ORE. — A limited food test that began in the third quarter of fiscal 2024 has performed well and will be expanded to more stores the rest of this year and into 2026, said Christine Barone, president and chief executive officer of Dutch Bros Inc. The drive-thru coffee chain primarily known for its beverages recently expanded the initiative to 32 locations, up from 8.
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1 week ago | 
bakingbusiness.com | Eric Schroeder
MOUNT LAUREL, NJ. — Theater channel weakness, the conclusion of limited-time churro volumes and continued cost inflation dragged down second-quarter performance at J&J Snack Foods Corp. Despite the challenges, Daniel Fachner, president and chief executive officer, said the company is confident the foundation of the business is strong.
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1 week ago | 
bakemag.com | Eric Schroeder
Private equity firm FS Investors has acquired nine company-owned bakeries in the San Diego market from Nothing Bundt Cakes and announced plans to build 16 additional bakeries in the San Diego area. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
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1 week ago | 
bakingbusiness.com | Eric Schroeder
DALLAS — Private equity firm FS Investors has acquired nine company-owned bakeries in the San Diego market from Nothing Bundt Cakes and announced plans to build 16 additional bakeries in the San Diego area. Financial terms of the transactions were not disclosed.
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1 week ago | 
world-grain.com | Eric Schroeder
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA — Canterra Seeds has acquired Alliance Seed, a pedigreed seed business, from Paterson Grain. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Canterra Seeds said the acquisition builds on its goal of expanding its footprint in the pedigreed seed market by bringing more varieties to more farmers across Western Canada. It also will provide a broader platform for collaboration with an increasing number of high-quality seed growers, Canterra Seeds said.
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1 week ago | 
foodbusinessnews.net | Eric Schroeder
NEW YORK — Kind LLC, a subsidiary of Mars, Inc., is taking another step in its sustainability efforts with the launch of its first curbside recyclable paper wrapper pilot in the United States. Kind said the recyclable bar wrappers are made with pulpable paper and will leverage a curbside recyclable, How2Recycle pre-qualified paper type.
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1 week ago | 
bakingbusiness.com | Eric Schroeder
WESTERVILLE, OHIO — The success of Lancaster Colony Corp.’s licensing partnerships with Texas Roadhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings and Chick-fil-A is likely to bring in a wave of private label competitors, but at least to this point, the Westerville-based company is holding them off, said David Ciesinski, president and chief executive officer of Lancaster.
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1 week ago | 
foodbusinessnews.net | Eric Schroeder
MILWAUKEE — Palermo Villa, Inc. has partnered with Mizkan America, Inc. to launch Ragu frozen pizzas. The partnership is an extension of Ragu’s current sauce lineup. The frozen pizzas will be available in four varieties: cheese, combination, pepperoni and supreme. Each pizza features a Ragu-inspired sauce. “Ragu stands for providing quality products to families looking for easy and delicious ways to ease their busy lives,” said Nick Fallucca, chief innovation officer for Palermo’s.
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1 week ago | 
world-grain.com | Eric Schroeder
ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN — For the first time in 17 years, Kazakhstan is shipping wheat to Morocco. Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the national railway operator, said on April 30 that the first batch of Kazakh grain was sent to Morocco from the stations of Zhana-Yesil (Akmola branch) and Sarykol (Kostanay branch). The cargo, which amounted to 105 grain wagons, was transported by rail through the territory of Latvia, KTZ said.
