Prepared & Canned Foods

Top 10 Articles of 2023 – No. 5: Newly Weds Foods Being Sold for $4 Billion

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2023. No. 5 detailed the sale of Newly Weds Foods.

December 28, 2023

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Industry News

Canned Tuna Market Projected to Reach $13.8 Billion by 2031

A new market research study shows increasing consumer awareness of sustainable fishing methods combined with the need for convenience foods will generate higher demand for canned tuna.

December 21, 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

Regulatory

Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of Chicken Fried Rice from Garland Ventures

The problem was discovered by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) during a review of testing results, which showed the product tested positive for L. monocytogenes.

December 7, 2023

Robotics

Robots Help Meal Kit Company Keep Pace With Ambitious Production Goals

E-commerce giant Intelligent Foods utilizes the CR3 system from Chef Robotics to increase accuracy, speed, and volume on the line while saving labor.

November 27, 2023

Industry News

Blue Apron Being Sold to Wonder Group for $103 Million

The transaction is expected to create a leading platform for mealtime, focused on quality and flavor across meal kits and fully prepared meal experiences.

October 4, 2023

Sustainability

Hormel Reuses Reverse Osmosis Concentrate Water to Save Water, Sewage, Salt

Hormel Foods has received a ProFood World Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Award for first place in the project category.

July 29, 2023

Industry News

Swift Prepared Foods Opens $200 Million Missouri Facility

The new Principe Foods facility will help meet the increasing retail and foodservice demand for Italian meats and charcuterie.

April 7, 2023

Industry News

Rich Products Spending $100+ Million on Facility Expansion

The expansion of the company’s Brownsville, Texas, manufacturing site will add more than 150,000 sq ft of space to increase the production of its appetizer products.

February 24, 2023

Food Safety

Top 10 Articles of 2022 – No. 5: Nestlé’s Buitoni Pizza Factory Raided Following E. coli Outbreak

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2022. At No. 5 was a report about a connection between Buitoni brand Fraîch’Up frozen pizzas and dozens of E. coli infections in children.

December 26, 2022

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The Top Trends Driving Food and Beverage in 2023

Consumers want fresh products with functional ingredients that will boost health, and they want to know that they’re contributing to a more sustainable food system. But they want it all at a price they can afford.

December 12, 2022

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Mepaco Highlights ThermaBlend Batch Cookers at PACK EXPO International

Energy-efficient and speedy batch cookers are ideal for volume sauces, stews and chilis, in sizes from 75 to 1,000 gallons.

October 28, 2022

Robotics

Barilla's Flagship Pasta Plant Showcases Integrated Robotics

Barilla’s flagship pasta manufacturing plant in Parma, Italy, boasts a fully automated, lights-out distribution facility, equipped with 120 laser-guided vehicles and 35 robotic systems.

September 23, 2022