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Maple Leaf to buy U.S. veggie dog, burger maker

By Alberta Farmer Staff February 21, 2017

Canadian meat packer Maple Leaf Foods is buying space on the non-meat side of the deli section with a deal for U.S. processor Lightlife Foods. Toronto-based Maple Leaf announced Tuesday it would pay US$140 million for Lightlife, which makes vegetarian burgers, hot dogs, sausage, deli cuts, jerky and other meatless protein products at Turners Falls, […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

Explosion leaves U.S. ready-made whipped cream in short supply

By Timothy McLaughlin December 19, 2016

New York | Reuters — American sweet tooths may suffer this holiday season as a ready-made whipped cream shortage could leave such favorites as apple pie or a mug of hot chocolate without a little extra on top. The creamy dessert topping is in short supply after an August explosion at an Airgas Inc. facility […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

Slumping U.S. meat prices help feed appetite for jerky

By Theopolis Waters September 9, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — With prices for U.S. livestock on the decline due to larger cattle and hog herds, meat processors are jumping on the jerky bandwagon. In recent years, dried-meat snacks have gained popularity as Americans embrace diets packed with protein and less sugar and fat. Jerky has overcome its image as a highly […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ConAgra, Kellogg, Mars to label for GMOs in U.S.

By Reuters March 23, 2016

Reuters — ConAgra Foods has joined other food giants in plans to use labels that disclose the presence of genetically modified organisms or GMOs in its food throughout the U.S. ConAgra and other food companies such as Campbell Soup and General Mills have decided to use such labels nationwide, finding it to be the easiest way […] Read more

Crops, Potatoes, Reuters

ConAgra to spin off Lamb Weston potato unit, rebrand

By Anjali Athavaley, Ramkumar Iyer November 18, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods said it will spin off its Lamb Weston frozen potato products business into a separate public company, the latest in a series of changes announced by the maker of Chef Boyardee pasta and Slim Jim jerky at a time when consumers are shifting to less-processed foods. Lamb Weston will hold ConAgra’s […] Read more

Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

Cereals, Crops, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

Ardent to buy major Ontario soft wheat mill

By Alberta Farmer Staff August 20, 2015

The owner of Canada’s Robin Hood flour mills is poised to buy the biggest soft wheat milling operation in the country. Ardent Mills, the joint North American flour venture of agrifood giants Cargill, CHS Inc. and ConAgra, announced Thursday it will buy the former Kraft Milling operation in Mississauga, Ont. from Mondelez Canada for an […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

ConAgra names activist investor nominees to board

By Reuters July 10, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods said it would add two directors, including a former Nestle executive nominated by Jana Partners, three weeks after the activist investor took a stake in the food processing company and called for changes. ConAgra will appoint former Nestle USA CEO Bradley Alford and former Walgreens Boots Alliance CFO Timothy McLevish to […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

ConAgra turns to Centerview again for advice on Ralcorp

By Lauren Hirsch, Olivia Oran July 8, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods has hired Centerview Partners to explore a sale of its private label unit Ralcorp, just two years after it acquired the troubled business with advice from the same investment bank, people familiar with the matter said. The maker of Chef Boyardee and Slim Jim snacks, which last month announced it would […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Reuters

ConAgra Foods to exit struggling private label business

By Anjali Athavaley, Sruthi Ramakrishnan July 2, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods, the maker of Slim Jim beef jerky and Chef Boyardee pasta, said it planned to exit its struggling private label foods business as it seeks to boost profit margins and focus on its faster growing consumer foods segment. ConAgra CEO Sean Connolly, who joined in April, said on the company’s earnings […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

ConAgra reports better-than-expected profit

By Reuters March 26, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods, the maker of Slim Jim beef jerky and Chef Boyardee pasta, reported a higher-than-expected quarterly profit due to cost cuts and the company raised its full-year earnings forecast. ConAgra, like other processed food companies, has been cutting costs as consumers shift to foods that are perceived as healthier, such as organic […] Read more

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U.S. livestock: Cattle futures climb as corn prices cool

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Tag Archives ConAgra

Maple Leaf to buy U.S. veggie dog, burger maker

Explosion leaves U.S. ready-made whipped cream in short supply

Slumping U.S. meat prices help feed appetite for jerky

ConAgra, Kellogg, Mars to label for GMOs in U.S.

ConAgra to spin off Lamb Weston potato unit, rebrand

Ardent to buy major Ontario soft wheat mill

ConAgra names activist investor nominees to board

ConAgra turns to Centerview again for advice on Ralcorp

ConAgra Foods to exit struggling private label business

ConAgra reports better-than-expected profit

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