The Quincy, Mass.-based flour and grain-based products provider says it’s acquiring T.J. Harkins Basic Commodity Brokers Inc. and subsidiaries, a supplier of natural, nutritious and flavorful ingredients for grain-based foods. Harkins also supplies sesame and edible seeds, sweet spices, ancient grains, specialty grain flours and grain blends.
Bell Flavors and Fragrances toasted its anniversary on July 25 with a formal reception that included more 300 guests in attendance. The company was founded in Chicago by William M. Bell, who used his background as a flavor chemist at Kraft Foods.
The Tortilla Industry Association’s annual Convention Sept. 10-11 includes a variety of educational sessions and a keynote speech by the Honorable Judith Canales of the USDA.
St. Louis-based Ralcorp Holdings initiates a strategic restructuring of its business to boost organizational effectiveness and reduce costs. The company will consolidate its cereal, pasta and snacks, sauces and spreads businesses into a single center-store, private-brand food company.