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Red River Foods Building New Facility in Virginia

The warehousing operation and nut and fruit processing facility will play an integral role in Red River’s logistics supply chain, helping the company expand its reach and grow.

July 20, 2021

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Coperion Makes Major Leadership Changes

The company has promoted 2 long-tenured company veterans, naming Ulrich Bartel as the president of Coperion and Markus Parzer as president of the company’s Polymer Division.

July 20, 2021

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Post Holdings Appoints Howard Friedman and Nicolas Catoggio to Leadership Roles

Friedman, currently president and CEO of Post Consumer Brands, will be the new EVP and COO of Post Holdings, while Catoggio has been named as president and CEO of Post Consumer Brands.

July 15, 2021

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USDA Unveils Plan to Help Smaller Meat Processing Plants

The agency will gather input over the next few months about how to structure the program, which will offer grants, loans, and guaranteed loans to spark the growth of small and medium-size meat processing plants.

July 13, 2021

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Smithfield Foods Names Shane Smith President and Chief Executive Officer

The two-decade veteran of Smithfield Foods and, most recently, its chief strategy officer, is taking on leadership of the company, succeeding Dennis Organ, who has stepped down for personal reasons.

July 12, 2021

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Eriez Appoints Gareth Meese Regional Sales Director-EMEA

Eriez

Meese will direct, align, and support Eriez’ strategic sales efforts over a wider geography, including Europe, the Middle East, India ,and Northern Africa.

July 9, 2021

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Bonduelle USA Expanding Operations at Pennsylvania Facility

The project will increase annual frozen vegetable processing and packaging capacity from 45 million to 75 million lb and bring new jobs to Lebanon County.

July 9, 2021

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General Mills Buys Tyson Foods’ Pet Treats Business

The purchase complements General Mills’ petfood line and plays a part in the reshaping of the company’s portfolio for growth.

July 7, 2021

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Nestlé Announces 2 Major U.S. Expansions

The company will be investing a total of $282 million on projects to expand manufacturing operations at its existing King William County, Va., Purina PetCare and Nestlé’s Gaffney, S.C., facilities.

July 6, 2021

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CRB Expands Board-level Leadership Team

CRB

The election of external members to the board is expected to strengthen CRB’s business and financial reach while attracting critical outside guidance to support its growth.

July 6, 2021

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LINXIS Group Acquires Bakon

The acquisition of Bakon will strengthen LINXIS Group’s expertise and enable LINXIS Group and its companies to address larger markets, both in terms of activities and geography.

July 5, 2021

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Sabra Names Joey Bergstein as President and CEO

The food industry veteran is expected to propel Sabra’s growth while ensuring the company’s every success nourishes human and environmental wellness.

July 1, 2021

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Global Automation Leader Fanuc Announces Production of 750,000th Robot

FANUC America

Fanuc is capable of producing 11,000 robots per month in fully automated factories that use its own robots to make robots, controllers, and machine tools that offer world-renowned reliability, precision, speed, and easy operation.

July 1, 2021