by - March 6, 2026 10:01 am
Chicago-based food company Conagra Brands said Friday (March 6) that it will invest about $220 million to expand its chicken production capacity at its Fayetteville plant. The investment is expected…
by - October 19, 2015 12:18 pm
• ConAgra corporate layoffs begin ConAgra Foods recently began the first wave of layoffs that will impact roughly 1,000 of its employees among its corporate ranks. The company unveiled more…
by - March 30, 2015 9:56 am
Food giant ConAgra Foods recently posted a net loss in the latest quarter due to weakness in its private brands business. However; the company also raised its full-year forecast on…
by - March 10, 2015 10:59 am
Ozark Mountain Poultry (OMP) plans to acquire a chicken processing plant that ConAgra Foods intends to close in July, according to company release. ConAgra announced March 6 that the company…
by - January 5, 2015 9:48 am
• Nestle Waters divests ice cream business in Mexico Wal-Mart supplier Nestle Waters recently announced the $68 million sale of its ice cream business in Mexico to Grupo Herdez. The…
by - July 14, 2014 5:16 pm
• Sweet deal for Lindt & Sprüngli Swiss chocolate manufacturer Lindt & Sprüngli agreed to acquire Russell Stover Candies. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but the deal makes…
by - April 17, 2014 10:05 pm
Shearer’s Foods, a private label salty snack manufacturer owned by Toronto-based private equity firm Wind Point Partners, has acquired the assets of the Medallion Foods business from ConAgra Foods,Inc. for…
by - February 11, 2014 8:37 pm
• Cargill to acquire Pet Carousel Cargill plans to acquire Pet Carousel, a Sanger, Calif.-based manufacturer of private label dog treats. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cargill believes…
by - September 17, 2013 2:41 pm
• ConAgra sells LightLife brand Packaged food giant ConAgra is divesting one of its smaller brands — LightLife — to private equity fund Brynwood Partners. LightLife provides vegetarian-based burgers, hotdogs other…
by - August 30, 2013 12:31 am
ConAgra Foods recently capped off a transformational year acquiring Ralcorp and also growing its core business with a plant expansion in Russellville. CEO Gary Rodkin noted in the company’s recent…
by - November 27, 2012 3:42 pm
ConAgra Foods Inc. won the backing of Ralcorp Holdings Inc. for a takeover with a $5 billion bid, ending a 20-month standoff after Ralcorp shareholders pressured the maker of private…
by - September 24, 2012 2:37 pm
ConAgra Foods on Monday (Sept. 24) announced an expansion of its food facility in Russellville, adding more than 80 jobs with total investment of more than $100 million, according to…
by - May 12, 2012 11:48 am
ConAgra Foods Inc. gave notice that it intends to consolidate operations from a Batesville factory to one in Missouri in July — a move that will result in layoffs of…
