Schwan’s

CJ CheilJedDang (CJCJ), South Korea’s leading food firm, is taking an 80% stake in US food delivery and consumer brands firm Schwan’s via its US susbsidiary, according to a report in the Minnesota Star Tribune. Schwan’s turns over about $3 billion per annum and markets a variety of frozen retail products, including Red Baron, Freschetta and Tony’s pizzas, Mrs Smith’s pies and Edwards desserts, alongside operating its flagship food delivery service. …

Schwan’s Company, the US frozen food firm, is stepping up its presence in the pizza space with the acquisition of Better Baked Foods and Drayton Foods, both subsidiaries of NE Foods. The move comes less than two months after the firm reached a deal to acquire pizza firm MaMa Rosa’s. Better Baked Foods makes pizza, French bread pizza and sandwich items for private label customers and foodservice venues, and offers retail brands …

US frozen food maker Schwan’s Company has agreed to acquire pizza maker MaMa Rosa’s for an undisclosed amount. MaMa Rosa’s produces and sells refrigerated pizzas under the MaMa Rosa’s and Fight’n Tomato Pizza Co. brands, and operates a  160,000 sq ft facility in Sidney, OH “We are extremely excited to have MaMa Rosa’s join the Schwan’s family of businesses based on their reputation in our industry for delivering great quality …