Welcome to the first News Kernels weekly recap of March, 2012. Of note this week is three burger businesses poising for growth, a couple of manufacturing acquisitions, details on the Sara Lee spinoff and more.
The trading details of the planned spinoff of Sara Lee's coffee and tea business was released this week. The company released details on how the spinoff would be executed, where the new company headquarters would be and when the spinoff would occur.
With massive improvements underway at the company's Dakota City, Nebraska beef plant the company announces that they are considering closing the Denison, Iowa plant.
Don't let the headline fool you. This story is about sales convention attendees taking time out from their business meetings to pack emergency kits for the American Red Cross. The contents of the kits was paid for by a $25,000 gift to the tireless organization by the Anheuser-Busch Foundation.
Snopac operates a seafood processing plant in Dillingham, Alaska and a seafood processing vessel - the M/V Snopac Innovator, which together enable the Company to process more than 1 million pounds of round weight per day. Snopac has a significant presence in the Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery and also participates in herring and pink salmon fisheries with the Innovator.
Pete Lescoefounded Food Should Taste Good in 2006 and now employs over 50 people. While General Mills plans to keep Lescoe on the payroll, plans are not yet finalized for the remaining staff members at the snack company.
The expansion will create more than 300 jobs and more than double the number of Bottom Dollar Food stores in the Garden State, with the first two stores opening March 2.
Read about the trio that expects to build a sustainable, fast-casual concept focusing on gourmet, all-natural Angus beef burgers in a hip, urban setting. The organization said more than 100 signed deals were secured in their first year of franchising and acknowledged they are continuing to attract high-level, business savvy investors looking to open single or multiple units around the country.
Dave Hubbardhas been named Vice President and Chief Information Officer;Ginette Hall, Vice President of IT Decision Support and Distribution Systems; andLaquan Brunner, Vice President of IT Operational Technology.
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