Industry News

Top 10 Articles of 2023 – No. 7: Didion Milling Officials Found Guilty in Deadly Explosion Case

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2023. At No. 7 was the news that two men had been convicted for a 2017 explosion at a corn mill.

December 26, 2023

Fruits & Vegetables: Page 3

Food Processing Equipment

MULTIVAC Group Opens New Site in India

MULTIVAC Inc.

MULTIVAC’s new production facility, showroom, and training and application center will address the growing demand for food packaging machines in the South Asian region.

December 20, 2023

Food Safety

How Lead Levels in Cinnamon Point to Need for Accountability, Incentives

As the FDA looks at whether a recent case of lead contamination in applesauce was economically motivated, a UCLA supply chain expert explains how to deter such suppliers.

December 19, 2023

Food Safety

Plasma-Based Disinfection Improves Safety in Fresh Produce Processing

SPLASH, a German government-funded research project, successfully tested Kronen’s innovative plasma washing process to improve food safety for fresh-cut lettuce.

December 5, 2023

Sustainability

McCain Foods Launches Business Unit to Advance Farming Technologies

Presia Ag Insights will help food companies, landowners, and farmers foster on-farm resilience and support the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.

November 30, 2023

Sustainability

Upcycling Producer Rescues Produce, Other Foods From Demise

Loop Mission is working to save fruits, vegetables, and a range of food byproduct from landfills. High pressure processing has been instrumental to achieving this circular economy model.

November 8, 2023

Sustainability

Nestlé Investing in Regenerative Agriculture for Key Ingredients

The effort will bring better agricultural methods to 100,000+ acres of U.S. farmland and accelerate Nestlé’s transition to regenerative agriculture across its entire supply chain.

August 10, 2023

Fruits & Vegetables

Newtec Machines Provide Operational Efficiency for Stourgarden

Newtec

The weighing machines have helped automate Stourgarden’s packhouse, while maintaining the high quality of the company’s produce.

June 19, 2023

Sustainability

Cargill Expanding Regenerative Agriculture Program to Europe

The company's RegenConnect agriculture program is being instituted in France, Germany, Poland, and Romania, as well as nine additional states in the U.S.

May 30, 2023

Industry News

Bonduelle Group Names Xavier Unkovic as CEO

Prior to Unkovic assuming his new leadership role, Christophe Bonduelle will oversee the company’s operations.

May 23, 2023

Sustainability

Deoleo Expanding Olive Oil Sustainability Initiatives

The company has reaffirmed its commitment to raise industry standards and is launching new levels of verified sustainability in its products.

May 18, 2023

Industry News

McCain Foods Spending $438 Million to Expand Canadian Facility

The investment, the largest in the company’s history, will double the size and workforce of its Coaldale, Alberta, processing facility.

March 14, 2023

Industry News

Kellogg Helps to Build Pipeline of Younger Farmers in Midwest

Kellogg, along with retailer Meijer, is providing funding for The National Young Farmers Coalition.

March 1, 2023