Automation & Digital Transformation

DCC Automation Acquires Custom Metal Designs

The acquisition of CMD expands DCC Automation's capabilities to deliver more fully integrated front-of-line to end-of-line automation solutions.

January 12, 2026

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Sustainability

Alternative Proteins Market May Triple in Size by 2032

The alternative proteins market, covering everything from plant-based to lab-grown meat, could reach $109.5 billion by 2032, a DataM Intelligence report says.

January 12, 2026

Food Safety

USDA-FSIS Issues NOL for Innodal's INNEO

Innodal

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service's No Objection Letter authorizes INNEO's surface and in-product use as an anti-Listeria processing aid.

January 8, 2026

Industry News

CRYOVAC Brand Food Packaging Marks 85 Years of Innovation, Performance, and Customer Service

Sealed Air Corporation (SEE)

The milestone anniversary reflects a legacy of packaging breakthroughs, industry leadership and building customer trust.

January 7, 2026

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Anheuser-Busch Investing $30 Million in Jacksonville Facilities

January 6, 2026

Software

Fortifi Completes Acquisition of Provisur Technologies

Provisur Technologies by Fortifi

Global food processor expands end-to-end solutions with high-tech acquisition.

January 6, 2026

Workforce

Ocean Spray President and CEO Tom Hayes Announces Retirement

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc.

A search is underway for the cooperative's successor.

January 6, 2026

Controls

The New Resilience: What It Takes to Withstand the Next Shock

The Adaptable Plant Series: Part 1

January 6, 2026

Workforce

AlaTrade Foods Appoints Robert Blake as Director of Growth and Marketing

AlaTrade Foods, Inc.

The employee-owned poultry processor created the new role to strengthen AlaTrade Foods' growth strategy for market expansion across its foodservice and retail businesses.

January 5, 2026

Regulatory

Top 10 Articles of 2025, #1: FSIS Details Boar’s Head Listeria Findings in Outbreak Review

The #1 most clicked article of 2025: FSIS has provided findings of 2024’s Listeria outbreak case linked to the Jarratt, Va. facility of deli meat producer Boar’s Head.

January 5, 2026

Robotics

Top 10 Articles of 2025, #4: Meal Service Provider Learns that Breaking Up Doesn’t Have to be Hard

The #4 most clicked article of 2025: Homestyle Direct’s purchase of a Box Crusher from Layton Systems has improved productivity and employee welfare.

January 2, 2026

Processing Instrumentation

Top 10 Articles of 2025, #5: Chick-fil-A Keeps Lemonade Fresh with HPP

The #5 most clicked article of 2025: The fast-food chain’s lemon juice supplier, Bay Center Foods, uses an automated HPP process to produce juice with a fresh-squeezed taste.

December 30, 2025

Facilities, Design & Infrastructure

Top 10 Articles of 2025, #7: Tillamook Sets Sail in Decatur to Support Ice Cream Growth

The #7 most clicked article of 2025: Tillamook’s new Decatur, Ill., ice cream plant officially opened June 4, bringing the dairy producer closer to its growing customer base on the East Coast.

December 28, 2025