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Plant-based Alternatives Innovate Products to Reach Fickle Consumers
Though on a continuing growth trajectory, plant-based alternatives face fickle consumers and a demand for lower prices. Brand owners and technology suppliers met recently to compare notes.
Industry News
Mars Names Ikdeep Singh as Global Pet Nutrition Business President
Sustainability
Hormel Foods to Invest in Carbon Sequestration, Air and Water Quality
Industry News
Younger Generations Drive the Plant-based Meats Market Forward
Industry News
Conagra Brands Opens State-of-the-Art Vegetable Processing Plant
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Over 50% of CPGs to Increase Cobot Spending
The suspected surge in cobot spending comes at a time when companies are just starting to grasp how to take advantage of them.
Sustainability
Bimbo Bakeries USA Earns Energy Star Partner of the Year Award
The EPA and U.S. Department of Energy gave the company the Sustained Excellence honor for being named Partner of the Year for the fifth consecutive year.
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CPG Cobot Use Expected to At Least Double in Next Five Years
CPGs predict cobot usage in packaging will more than double in the next five years, with processing use expected to triple according to PMMI report.
Sustainability
Corona USA Kicks Off 2nd Annual Protect Our Beaches Program
Corona, along with Oceanic Global and United By Blue, has begun this year’s efforts with a beach cleanup in Seattle and merchandise created in part from plastic collected last year.
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Ross Planetary Dual Disperser Offers Unique Processing Flexibility
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Fortress Technology Customized System Delivers Double Inspection Advantages
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Wooster Products Safety Renovation Treads Make Stairs Non-Slip
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Renewable Lubricants Hydraulic Fluids Are Environmentally Friendly
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Automation
Nourished’s 3D-printed Supplement Stacks Deliver Personalized Nutrients
Robotics
Over 50% of CPGs to Increase Cobot Spending
Robotics
Industrial Cobot Technology Comes to Palletizing Operations
Automation
CPG Cobot Use Expected to At Least Double in Next Five Years
Food Safety
Regulatory
FDA to Reconsider Safety of BPA in Food Packaging
Regulatory
Senator Edward J. Markey Introduces Legislation to Improve Food Safety
Industry News
FDA Efforts to Result in Millions of Additional Bottles of Infant Formula
Food Safety
FDA Describes Baby Formula Plant Conditions
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Plant-based Alternatives Innovate Products to Reach Fickle Consumers
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BevTech 2022: Driving Sustainability Best Practices Forward in Beverages
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Mark Anthony Brewing Constructs $490 Million Facility to Meet Growing Eastern U.S. Market
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Barry Callebaut, Sargento, Bel Group, Maple Leaf and More in the Headlines
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Cheese Expo Panel: Supply Chain Challenges Hit U.S. Dairy Exporters | Label Your Bioengineered Foods Correctly
Industry News
Mars CEO Grant F. Reid Stepping Down
Poul Weihrauch, who has been with the company since 2000 and is the current global president at Mars Petcare, will take on the role of Mars CEO at the end of September.
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Emerging Brands Summit Launches at PACK EXPO International
Equipping brands with the resources to scale manufacturing and properly process and package new products.
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Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Bulk Material Packaging Efficiency
Move beyond constraints of build-to-order machine manufacturers. See how engineered-to-application bulk bag filler design and construction increases bulk material packaging efficiency and accuracy.
Industry News
Mondelēz International to Acquire Clif Bar for $2.9 Billion
The transaction will build on Mondelēz International’s strategy to prioritize fast-growing snacking segments in key geographies and create a $1 billion global snack bar player with leading brands.
Industry News
Clemens Food Group Opens New Meat Operation in Pennsylvania
The facility utilizes best-in-class quality and food safety systems and design to provide customers nationwide with high-quality, innovative products.
Industry News
Goya Foods Expands Chicago Facility
The plant was expanded to help ease the current global food crisis and ensure consumers have access to affordable, nutritious, and plant-based products.
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PACK gives BACK is Back at PACK EXPO International
Chicago's own legendary STYX brings over four decades of hits for a good cause.
Take Five
BevTech 2022: Driving Sustainability Best Practices Forward in Beverages
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo point to improved transparency as the beverage industry discusses sustainability this year at ISBT’s annual BevTech meeting.
Sustainability
Coca-Cola Targets Sustainability From Every Angle
As the beverage giant takes aim at climate, water, recycling, and other initiatives, it’s relying more than ever on a science-based approach. Data is all you really have to tell your story, says Coca-Cola’s Cloeann Durham.
Industry News
Post Holdings Planning to Expand Nevada Cereal Facility
The expansion of the breakfast cereal processing plant will provide Post Consumer Brands with additional production volume, allowing it to better meet consumer demand.
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unPACKed Podcast: A Path to Success for Women in Packaging and Processing
Hear success stories, inspiration, and tips that will help and encourage women currently in the industry and offer guidance for young women looking to manufacturing as a career.
Industry News
Nestlé Opens $144 Million Purina Petcare Factory in Thailand
The location offers easy access to high-quality raw materials and is logistically convenient to supply products to international markets, especially the ASEAN region.
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New PACK EXPO Competition Challenges Student Creativity
Hands-on experience is the name of the PACK Challenge game
Industry News
Ferrero Spending up to $214.4 Million to Expand Illinois Plant
The 169,000-sq-ft addition to the company’s Bloomington manufacturing plant will be dedicated to producing Kinder Bueno chocolate bars and minis for the North American market.
Sustainability
Danone North America Announces Zero Waste to Landfill 2025 Goal
Fifteen percent of the company’s North American manufacturing facilities have already achieved Zero Waste to Landfill, up from 4.8% of Danone North America’s waste being sent to landfills in 2020.
Process Instrumentation
Digital Recorder Replaces Cumbersome Paper Charts
With its Paperless Process Recorder and cloud-based Legendary software, Anderson-Negele aims to digitalize—without necessarily reinventing—the recording of process parameters in food and beverage plants.
Inspection
Digital Sorter Helps to Overcome Workforce, Yield Issues
A Veryx B175 digital sorter from Key Technology has helped Jones Potato Farm not only move past the difficulties of manual inspection of its green beans, but has also improved efficiencies.
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CPGs Move More Manufacturing and Packaging Lines to Contract Facilities
A PMMI industry report reveals what’s driving growth in machinery sales to the CoMan/CoPack market.
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EXPO PACK México Reunites the Industry in Person
The largest packaging and processing show in Latin America returns to México for the first time in four years.
Sustainability
Mars Pet Nutrition Europe Using Sustainable Fish in 100% of Products
The milestone is a part of Mars Petcare’s sustainability goal, which includes procuring 100% sustainably sourced fish globally, according to its corporate guidelines.
Sustainability
Smithfield Foods’ Switch to Plastic Combos Is an Environmental Winner
The project included reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water and energy usage, global warming, and landfill, and it is honored by a Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award from ProFood World.
Industry News
Häns Kissle Breaks Ground on North Carolina Manufacturing Plant
The facility will expand the company’s production to meet the growing demand for high-quality, fresh-prepared foods, and extend its reach in new geographic regions.