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

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Industry News

General Mills Shakes Up Senior Leadership Team

With an eye on its Accelerate enterprise strategy, the food company is making strategic shifts in its segment managers.

December 6, 2023

Industry News

General Mills Puts Twist on Classic Cereals

Fun variations on cereals like Trix, Lucky Charms, Cheerios, and more seem targeted at consumer trends in snack spaces as well as those looking for healthier options.

December 6, 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

Processing Equipment

Foodmate Acquires Barth Industrial Automation

Foodmate

Poultry processing equipment provider Foodmate expands automation hardware and software solutions with acquisition of Barth Industrial Automation.

December 5, 2023

Processing Equipment

Pacproinc Names Western District Sales Manager and Marketing Coordinator

Pacproinc

Scott Hill and Madison Todd join Pacproinc, which provides automated solutions for food service packaging.

December 5, 2023

Food Safety

Faster Food Safety Results From Farm to Final Product

A recent patent given to Hygiena’s SalQuant system underscores the company’s evolving Salmonella quantification tool for processors.

December 4, 2023

Industry News

Post Holdings to Close Ohio Cereal Manufacturing Plant

The company is targeting next September to fully close its Lancaster facility, which will impact 200 employees.

December 1, 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

Industry News

Tyson Foods Opens 325,000-sq-ft Fully Cooked Food Production Plant

The new facility in Danville, Va., incorporates the latest technology that brings real-time intelligence to the company’s processes to increase production and protect workers.

November 29, 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

U.S. Egg Producers, Trade Groups Found Responsible for Price Fixing

A jury determined Cal-Maine Foods, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers engaged in a conspiracy to raise the cost of eggs from 2004 to 2008.

November 27, 2023

Home

Alternative Protein Sector, Despite Setbacks, Looks Healthy

A Horizons report from CRB takes an in-depth look at alternative proteins, detailing a still nascent industry that is learning how to succeed at production scale.

November 26, 2023