Swiss Miss ’Shmallow, a collaboration between hot cocoa brand Swiss Miss and Hotel Tango Distillery, will be in stores through December. Hotel Tango views the collaboration with the international brand as a “huge opportunity.”
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West Fork this week announced a new partnership with Ouabache Investments that involves up to $18 million in capital.
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The owners of Rock-Cola Cafe on the east side of Indianapolis have lined up a manufacturer that is willing to partner with them on mass distribution of Choc-Ola. They are targeting a first-quarter launch.
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Frozen entree company HearcuLean Prepared Meals intends to move into a storefront at 8215 U.S. 31 South during the first quarter of 2024.
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Bimbo Bakeries USA appears to be defying an FDA warning sent in June that said the several of the company’s products are “misbranded” because the labels list sesame or tree nuts even though those ingredients aren’t in the foods.
Founder and CEO Matt Rubin told IBJ that he decided to instead focus efforts on the chocolate business’ parent company, True Essence Foods Inc., which specializes in developing food-making technologies.
The plant has been linked to the deaths of at least nine people and hospitalizations of about 50 others in 18 states, including Indiana.
According to Perdue and the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, the recall covers select lots of three products sold nationwide.
M&M’s maker Mars Inc. is buying Kellanova Co., the maker of Pop-Tarts, in one of the biggest acquisitions of the year, vastly expanding the number of household-name brands under one roof.
Unlike beer and wine producers, which are allowed to self-distribute, distillers were previously required to go through a distributor in order to sell to bars, restaurants and liquor stores throughout Indiana.
The recalls are tied to an ongoing outbreak of listeria poisoning that has killed two people and sickened nearly three dozen in 13 states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Poor harvests on the back of bad weather and crop disease at West African growers, where most of the world’s cocoa is grown, and little sign of production relief elsewhere have left the industry in a bind.
The CEO of Blue Marble says the company is about $22 million in debt and considering its options after three of its creditors moved last month to force it into bankruptcy.
The 110,000-square-foot facility is expected to employ 163 workers by 2029, Boone County and city officials announced Tuesday.
Ash & Elm Cider Co.’s owners say the company is just getting started, with plans to expand its retail business to neighboring states and grow its online cider club into the nation’s biggest.
In a sweeping two-year investigation, The Associated Press found goods linked to prisoners wind up in the supply chains of everything from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola.
The bright orange corn, which is derived from varieties that originated in South America and the Caribbean, is designed to be milled into cornmeal, grits and polenta, rather than eaten off the cob.
Fortune’s Fool, an Indianapolis-based spirits company led by former anesthesiologist Juliet Schmalz, debuted this month in liquor stores, restaurants and bars.
Indianapolis-based sales engineer T.J. Marsh plans to begin production of Hoosa Vodka this month in the Holy Cross neighborhood.
Candy Dynamics on Thursday announced a voluntary recall of its Toxic Waste Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy.
The company, which makes salad dressings, sauces and marinades, employs 230 people in Lebanon and expects to add more.
Plans call for the development to include a 368,000-square-foot main manufacturing plant, a 78,000-square-foot cold storage building and an 86,000-square-foot beverage plant.
The Indiana beverage company has new executive leadership, but is keeping things in the family.
Freeze Dried Snack Co., which opened in early July, sells dozens of varieties of freeze-dried sweets, including Skittles, Jolly Rancher candies, Fruit Rollups, M&M’s and saltwater taffy.
