Shift into private sector pays off Nov 20, 2009
Clients include Lance Inc., Duke Energy Corp., Bank of America Corp., CB Richard Ellis and Childress Klein Properties Inc. Projects are generally small upfits and renovations that cost about $30,000 to $50,000. There s not a lot of new construction, but these companies are always moving or changing something, Calkins says. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Cookie crumbles in Bronx Sep 9, 2009
Food company Lance Inc. yesterday said it reached an agreement to buy the Stella D'Oro brand, and has said it will move cookie production to Ohio from the Bronx ... Food company Lance Inc. yesterday said it reached an agreement to buy the Stella D'Oro brand, and has said it will move cookie production to Ohio from the Bronx. (New York Post -- Business)
Equity Fund Is Battered Jul 28, 2009
Brynwood's plan to sell Stella to Lance Inc., the maker of Cape Cod potato chips, appears to be crumbling after the union, tipped off to the sale talks, called for protests last week outside the downtown headquarters of Goldman Sachs, which owns a stake in Lance, a source who has good knowledge of the negotiations said. This week, the union plans to stage a protest in front of the offices of another Lance shareholder, Barclays. (New York Post -- Business)
Founder of Cape Cod Potato Chips, dies Mar 13, 2009
Lance Inc. bought the company in 1999. In 1990, Bernard launched the company that makes Chatham Village Foods gourmet croutons. (AZCentral -- Business)
Steve Bernard, 61; founded Cape Cod Potato Chips Mar 12, 2009
He sold the company again, this time to Lance Inc.. He also sold crouton-maker Chatham Village Foods that same year and sought to spend his retirement on the golf courses of Sanibel, Fla. (Boston Globe)
Peanut inspections riddled with holes Mar 8, 2009
At the Lance Inc. plant in Columbus, another inspector spotted live cockroaches in November 2007, the fourth time in a month ... An executive with Lance Inc. described Colvin as exceedingly thorough. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Peanut butter recall bites smaller businesses Mar 1, 2009
Lance Inc., the maker of the nation's best-selling peanut butter crackers, saw its sales dip after the outbreak - it won't say by how much - but says they rebounded after the company launched a campaign to tell consumers its products are safe. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company, whose 4,800 employees make it nearly one-twentieth the size of the nation's largest food maker, Kraft Foods Inc., went from doing practically no marketing in 2008 to taking out half-page ads in 50 newspapers, setting up a... (Anchorage Daily News)
Proof is in the pudding: Foodmakers cut offerings Feb 18, 2009
Cutting products was key to snack maker Lance Inc. s turnaround plan, said CEO David Singer. About three years ago, the Charlotte, N.C.-based company doubled its offerings by buying a fellow snack maker with about 400 products. (Longview Daily News, WA)
What's suspect, what's safe to eat Feb 7, 2009
Lance Inc.: Lance sandwich crackers. WHAT ABOUT DINING OUT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
