Chiquita Holdings Ltd. has acquired Dole PLC’s fresh vegetable division for approximately $293 million.

A search has begun for a deputy commissioner who will oversee the program, according to the agency.

The company currently employs approximately 700.

The company is targeting $75 million in cost savings in fiscal 2023 and streamlining its workforce will play a role.

Hein Schumacher has been named the new chief executive officer of Unilever PLC.

The middle-market private equity firm PNC Riverarch Capital has acquired baked foods manufacturer Backerhaus Veit, Ltd. Mississauga, Ont., from Swander Pace Capital. 

The company’s gross margin rose 310 basis points to 28.2% during the quarter and management is guiding healthy gross margins in the quarters ahead.

Nuts and dried fruit processor John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. has acquired the Just the Cheese brand from Specialty Cheese Company, Inc., Reeseville, Wis.

Brian Sikes will become president and chief executive officer of Cargill on Jan. 1, 2023. He will replace Dave MacLennan, who will become executive chair of the board.

Sustainable attributes consumers may be interested in range from on-farm practices to how a product is produced and processed, to on-shelf attributes.