Sourcing

CGT Editor Alarice Rajagopal gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. of Hanover, PA, and Golden Enterprises, Inc. entered into a definitive merger agreement on July 18 for Utz to acquire the company.

General Mills has announced a strategic sourcing partnership with the largest organic cooperative in the U.S. that will help about 20 dairy farms add around 3,000 acres to organic dairy production over the next three years.

The Coca-Cola Company, together with Coca-Cola FEMSA, has entered into an agreement to acquire Unilever's AdeS soy-based beverage business.

Ventura Foods expands its business with the acquisition of the Dressings, Sauces and Mayonnaise (DSM) business of Cargill.

BIC bought Cello Pens in December 2015. Now BIC and Cello announce that SIS Group International has been selected as the representative of Cello Pens branded and private-label products in the United States.

General Mills expects to reach $1 billion in net sales from natural and organic products by 2019.

Mondelez International has published the first progress report onits Cocoa Life sustainability program, which reached 76,700 cocoa farmers in nearly 800 communities.