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ConAgra to spin off Lamb Weston potato unit, rebrand

By Anjali Athavaley, Ramkumar Iyer November 18, 2015

Reuters — ConAgra Foods said it will spin off its Lamb Weston frozen potato products business into a separate public company, the latest in a series of changes announced by the maker of Chef Boyardee pasta and Slim Jim jerky at a time when consumers are shifting to less-processed foods. Lamb Weston will hold ConAgra’s […] Read more

(Photo courtesy General Mills via Flickr)

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Oats, Reuters, Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat

General Mills recalls 1.8M boxes of gluten-free Cheerios

By Anjali Athavaley, Ramkumar Iyer October 5, 2015

Reuters — General Mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of gluten-free Cheerios cereal because they may contain wheat, which can cause adverse reactions in people with gluten allergies. The company said Monday it was recalling the original and honey nut-flavoured varieties of Cheerios produced on certain days at its Lodi, California facility, saying wheat flour […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters

B+G to buy Green Giant frozen foods business

By Ramkumar Iyer September 8, 2015

Reuters — Snack food company B+G Foods said it would buy General Mills’ Green Giant frozen foods and Le Sueur canned vegetables brands for about US$765 million to expand its distribution network and enter the frozen foods market. Growth in the frozen vegetables category has been sluggish in recent years as consumers shift to fresher […] Read more

Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drags down CME livestock futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

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Pulse weekly outlook: Healthy demand for heat-stricken Manitoba pulses

U.S. livestock: Profit-taking drags down CME livestock futures

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise for second day after U.S. crop conditions report

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ConAgra to spin off Lamb Weston potato unit, rebrand

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