Food Safety

The Food Industry Needs to Do Better

Accountability is the word that keeps coming to mind as more news items cross our desks regarding child and prison labor, and food adulterations.

February 15, 2024

Industry News: Page 25

Industry News

Mondelēz International Reports 2023 Fiscal Results, Appoints New Board Member

The company's net revenues increased by 14.4% in 2023, thanks to incremental revenue from recent Clif Bar and Ricolino acquisitions.

February 5, 2024

Industry News

Dole Goes Bananas With 125 Years of History

Contests, partnerships, recipes, and more will mark a year of celebrations. Other news from Dole includes health and wellness campaigns throughout the year.

February 3, 2024

Industry News

Mass Customization of Packaging Makes Cheerios' Heart Campaign Tick

For American Heart Month, consumers can personalize their own yellow cereal cartons to remind loved ones of heart health. These types of mass customization campaigns, in this case digital printing of variable data, are where digital printing can shine.

January 31, 2024

Industry News

Prison Labor Linked to Popular Food Brands

Though in many cases legal, prisoners are being put into dangerous labor situations for pennies an hour, often excluded from common protections, the AP reports.

January 31, 2024

Industry News

Mars’ New R&D Hub Will Lead Its Snacking Innovation

The $42 million facility in Chicago is the largest innovation hub among the company’s global snacking R&D sites, and will be instrumental in doubling the Mars Snacking business.

January 29, 2024

Industry News

Tyson Opens New Food Production Facility to Meet Growing Bacon Demand

The 400,000-sq-ft plant in Kentucky will incorporate robotics, driverless forklifts, and AGVs to produce an expected 2 million lb of bacon per week.

January 25, 2024

Industry News

PepsiCo Appoints New Head of North American Beverages

Ram Krishnan is being promoted from within, having held several senior leadership roles since joining PepsiCo in 2006. He replaces CEO Kirk Tanner, who will leave Feb. 2.

January 19, 2024

Industry News

ProFood World's Most Popular Articles of 2023

The most popular online articles of 2023, as selected by the editors of ProFood World.

January 19, 2024

Industry News

JDE Peet’s Takes Over Roasting Operations From Caribou Coffee

In a long-term global license agreement valued at $260 million, Caribou will build its retail coffeehouse business while JDE Peet’s develops CPG and foodservice channels.

January 18, 2024

Events

PACK EXPO International 2024

In 2024, PACK EXPO International will be the biggest packaging and processing show on the planet, connecting more end users with more suppliers and more innovation than anywhere else you can imagine. 40+ vertical industries and 2,500 exhibitors under one

November 3, 2024November 6, 2024

Industry News

Aleph Farms Gains First Government Approval in the World to Sell Cultivated Beef

Aleph Farms joins Upside Foods and Good Meat as the only companies currently allowed to sell cultured meat to the public.

January 17, 2024

Regulatory

Arizona Moves to Ban Lab-Grown Meat

Republican representatives have introduced two bills to prohibit or otherwise regulate the sale of cell-based animal products.

January 16, 2024