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The 'great resignation' leads to something bigger–a new, shared responsibility between employees and employers for creating a “new normal” workplace in manufacturing.
Business Intelligence
How to Beat the ‘Great Resignation’
Focusing on recognition instead of resignation may help quell current manufacturing workforce challenges. Employers should focus on flexibility, skills development, meaningful work, work-life balance, and creating new workplace dynamics.
Stephen M. Perry, Ph.D.
Apr 8th, 2022
With demands caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Liberty Foods had to shift more of its production from bulk food service packages to smaller retail packages for consumers.
Automation
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 3: COVID-19 Provides a Push for Digital Innovation
Jan 6th, 2022
The CIP system has the capacity to clean half the plant, covering 21 different circuit points, and fits in a very confined space in a dedicated CIP room.
Sustainability
Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 5: Kraft Mac and Cheese Modernization
Jan 3rd, 2022
The CIP system has the capacity to clean half the plant, covering 21 different circuit points, and fits in a very confined space in a dedicated CIP room.
Sustainability
Kraft Mac and Cheese Modernization
Joyce Fassl
Nov 30th, 2021
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COVID-19
Concerns About COVID-19 Being Addressed by Government, Businesses
Joyce Fassl
Nov 5th, 2021
Global250 Lead
COVID-19
Global 250: Health Comes to the Fore
If one word sums up prevailing consumer attitudes, it’s “Health.” Despite the shakeup amid the ongoing pandemic, many top companies in ProFood World’s Global 250 Food and Beverage Manufacturers list have maintained their positions.
Aaron Hand
Oct 6th, 2021
unPACKed with Profood World
Podcasts
unPACKed with ProFood World Podcast: Refitting Processing Plants in a Pandemic
Listen to the inaugural unPACKed with ProFood World podcast for insight on the tumultuous past 18 months for food processing facilities and the industry's future plans for avoid repeating some of the same mistakes.
Sean Riley
Aug 6th, 2021
Bulk Bag Filling: Increase Bulk Material Packaging Efficiency
Sponsored
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.
Jul 1st, 2022
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COVID-19
Manufacturing Skills Gap Widens in the Wake of COVID-19
A new study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute says the pandemic erased 1.4 million U.S. manufacturing jobs. And, even as the industry rebounds, the remaining unfilled jobs could cost the U.S. economy $1 trillion.
Stephanie Neil
Jun 23rd, 2021
Food
Take Five
Pandemic-Driven Changes in Food and Beverage Plant Design
Food and beverage producers don’t see COVID-19 as a one-time event. As they actively prepare for the next global pandemic, they’re looking at the changes they need to make in plant design. Find out about their new ideas in this Take Five video.
Aaron Hand
Jun 18th, 2021
While most agree we won’t be returning to normal as we have known it, they also agree there will be a continual need for discipline and repeatability in manufacturing in the new normal world as well.
Automation
Coronavirus’s Impact, Learnings, and the Value of Discipline
Prior to the pandemic, manufacturers spent most of their time optimizing assets and processes. When the crisis struck, the industry was forced to reinvent day-to-day activities. Refocusing on people is the key to being prepared for future uncertain times.
Stephen M. Perry, Ph.D.
Jun 9th, 2021
In many food plants, workers are in close proximity, causing concerns for spreading contagions.
COVID-19
Pushing Change to Keep Workers Safe, Plants Running
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted food and beverage manufacturers to implement several new safety measures along with cutting-edge technologies geared toward maintaining production in a booming market. As we move forward, which changes will take root?
Aaron Hand
Jun 8th, 2021
Consumers are telling brands with their wallets that they want the brands to have a stance, to say something, to have an opinion, and to vocalize that opinion in a way that lets them know where they stand.
COVID-19
unPACKED with Packaging World Podcast: Did 2020 Change Packaging Forever?
Listen to the unPACKed with Packaging World podcast for Matt Reynold's take on the seismic shifts in packaging caused by COVID-19 and societal call for social responsibility.
Sean Riley
May 14th, 2021
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COVID-19
Pandemic Gives Boost to Smaller Meat Processing Plants
Though COVID-19 certainly caused its share of issues as meat processors raced to figure out how to keep their workers safe, one of the biggest challenges the smaller organizations have faced is how to keep up with the rising demand.
Aaron Hand
May 14th, 2021
CANtastic hygienic sleeve for aluminum cans
COVID-19
Protective Packaging Demand Grows During Pandemic
Consumer demand for protective and hygienic packaging during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought new innovations in the areas of sleeve, film, and cardboard coatings.
ThePackHub
Mar 24th, 2021
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COVID-19
FDA & CDC: No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
FDA and CDC continue to underscore that there is no credible evidence of food or food packaging associated with or as a likely source of viral transmission of COVID-19.
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Feb 18th, 2021
Download
COVID-19
Growth of Contract Packaging and Manufacturing Through 2025
Interview with Bush Brothers and Pretzels, Inc. on the expanding role of contract packagers/contract manufacturers during the pandemic, with an introduction by PMG's Jim Chrzan on recent Contract Packaging Association survey results.
Bush Brothers
Feb 17th, 2021
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COVID-19
Meat and Poultry Workers’ COVID-19 Rates Drop Sharply
New data shows the sector’s workers are far less likely to contract the disease than members of the general public.
Joyce Fassl
Feb 4th, 2021
With demands caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, West Liberty Foods had to shift more of its production from bulk food service packages to smaller retail packages for consumers.
IIoT
COVID-19 Provides a Push for Digital Innovation
As food and beverage manufacturers scramble to keep workers safe and shelves stocked, many have moved forward with automation and digital transformation initiatives that might have only been on the radar before the pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Jan 29th, 2021
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COVID-19
OpX Best Practices for Accessing Equipment Remotely
How to select a solution for accessing equipment remotely that can work for both OEMs and CPGs.
PMMI
Jan 29th, 2021
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COVID-19
Where's my Vaccine?
unPACKed with PMMI podcast tackles why distribution of Pfizer and Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine isn't matching its breathtakingly fast approval.
PMMI
Jan 27th, 2021
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COVID-19
COVID Trickle-Down Tied to Potential Corrugated Shortage
The pandemic has pushed e-commerce into overdrive, boosting the demand for corrugated shipping boxes while also slowing down recycling efforts and supply chains, creating a potential problem (or a great opportunity) for the corrugated industry.
Kim Overstreet
Jan 21st, 2021
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COVID-19
How FDA Food Supply Data Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
In the latest FDA Voices post, Dr. Stephen Hahn and Frank Yiannas, M.P.H. discuss how the new data analysis tool, 21 FORWARD, is helping food and agriculture workers receive vaccines.
Keren Sookne
Jan 20th, 2021
A case study in the index also reports an escalated interest in trends for health products, such as immunity-boosting foods and drinks.
COVID-19
COVID-19 and the Consumer Landscape
Consumer priorities switch from the environment and general health-related issues to the pandemic, economic concerns, and food safety.
Melissa Griffen
Jan 5th, 2021
COVID-19 has put new demands on sanitation procedures.
Cleaning and Sanitation
Challenges Amid a Pandemic
COVID-19 is changing the way food and beverage manufacturers manage their cleaning processes and products, accounting for social distancing and increased sanitation requirements.
Aaron Hand
Dec 22nd, 2020
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COVID-19
CDC Gives Meat and Poultry Workers High Priority for COVID-19 Vaccination
Following letters and appeals from the Meat Institute and other food industry groups, the CDC moves food industry workers closer to the top of the list.
Morgan Smith
Dec 22nd, 2020
Ecolab is using augmented reality from Microsoft to help service its customers remotely, particularly in light of pandemic restrictions on access.
Cleaning and Sanitation
Remote Access Technologies Help Keep Food Sanitation Workers Safe
Cloud services, augmented and virtual reality, and videoconferencing applications are among the latest tools that suppliers are using to keep food and beverage workers safer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aaron Hand
Dec 18th, 2020
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