Canada: Champion Petfoods opens global innovation centre
Champion Petfoods, the Canadian pet food manufacturer, has announced the grand opening of its C$32 million ($23.5 million) Global Innovation and Discovery Centre in Acheson, Alberta. The pilot facility, located at the company’s NorthStar Kitchen, was funded by parent company Mars. The centre is designed to develop, evaluate and refine new recipes, proprietary technologies and […]
USA: Sazerac acquires Garrard County Distilling property
Tom Collins Distilling, an affiliate of Buffalo Trace owner Sazerac, has purchased the former Garrard County Distilling property in Lancaster, Kentucky. The spirits producer secured the 210-acre site with a successful bid of $20 million during a court-ordered auction. The property had previously been appraised at more than $27.9 million. Garrard County Distilling, which originally […]
Canada: Empire to expand discount store network
Empire, the Canadian food and pharmacy retailer and parent company of Sobeys, has announced plans to open 70 new grocery stores over the next three years. According to Pierre St-Laurent, the company’s president and chief executive officer, about three quarters of these new locations will be discount supermarkets. He noted that the group has “a […]
USA: Nestle opens new distribution centre
Nestle, the consumer goods multinational. has announced the opening of a new distribution centre in Arvin (CA). Spanning 700,000 square feet, the facility represents an investment of more than $330 million. The site is Nestle’s largest and most technologically advanced distribution centre to date and features the largest automated storage and retrieval systems within the […]
USA: Campbell’s Soup expands Maxton site
Campbell’s Soup, the food and beverage company, has completed an 88,000 sq ft expansion to its plant in Maxton (NC). The project, which began in 2025, also features an additional 28,000 sq ft of utility mezzanine space. The facility upgrades include the addition of two aseptic filling and packaging lines with state-of-the-art technology, designed to […]
Tradeshow Look Ahead: Jeff Lenard, NACS Show 2026
Gama spoke to Jeff Lenard, Vice President of NACS Media & Strategic Communications, ahead of the latest edition of the NACS Show. What are your primary goals and expectations for the NACS Show 2026 in Las Vegas? Our goal every year is largely the same: we want to show attendees the future. This means […]
USA: JBS to close two facilities
JBS, the global meat company, has announced the planned closure of two of its facilities in Pennsylvania and Tennessee. The closures will affect a beef production facility located in Souderton (PA), which is a suburb of Philadelphia, alongside a value-added facility based in Memphis (TN). According to the company, these operational changes are part of […]
Canada: Fairfax to acquire Andrew Peller
Andrew Peller, a Canadian producer and marketer of wines, has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to be acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of private equity fund Fairfax. Under the terms of the agreement, the newly-formed subsidiary of Fairfax, a holding company engaged in property and casualty insurance, reinsurance and associated investment management, will acquire […]
USA: Anheuser-Busch invests more than $20 million in Missouri facilities
Anheuser-Busch, the USA beer manufacturer, has announced an investment of more than $20 million into its St. Louis and Arnold operations in Missouri to drive local economic growth and fuel production. According to a company press release, the funding will be utilised to upgrade brewery and packaging equipment to fuel the production of its fast-growing […]
USA: Bimbo partners with Hershey for co-branded cakes and pastry range
Bimbo Bakeries USA, the US baking company owned by Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, has partnered with Hershey to launch a co-branded cake and pastry collection across the USA. Following a debut in Mexico, the new range is scheduled to launch in American convenience stores this year. The collection is described as combining the baked goods expertise […]