Sustainability

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 5: Kraft Mac and Cheese Modernization

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. No. 5 comes out of ProFood World’s Manufacturing Innovation Awards, where we recognize outstanding food and beverage processing and packaging projects.

January 3, 2022

Vertical Markets: Page 54

Inspection

Counting Down the Top 10 Articles of 2021 – No. 9: Inline Seal Inspection Maintains Quality of Retort Pouches

Join us as we look back at ProFood World’s most popular articles of 2021. At No. 9 is a case study about how a Brazilian pet food manufacturer moved to 100% inline seal inspection at its state-of-the-art facility.

December 23, 2021

Industry News

Processors Plan Major Expansion and Greenfield Projects, Plus a Cannabis Market Update

Mondelēz International, Cattlemen’s Heritage, and American Peanut Growers Group are expanding operations next year. Also on today's video: Dosage control, speed of onset, and flavors are essential for product in this growing cannabis drinks sector.

December 17, 2021

Industry News

Mars Wrigley U.S. Removes 98 Metric Tons of Plastic

The company’s launch of 100% recyclable M&M’S theater boxes eliminates plastic overwrap equaling the weight of a space shuttle headed into orbit.

December 17, 2021

Industry News

Hershey Completes Acquisition of Dot’s Pretzels and Pretzels Inc.

The addition of Dot’s Pretzels adds to Hershey’s portfolio the fastest-growing scale U.S. pretzel brand, representing 55% of the pretzel category’s growth during the past year.

December 16, 2021

Industry News

JBS Buying King’s Group and Its Premium Italian Charcuterie Brands

JBS subsidiary Rigamonti will acquire the historic brands King’s and Principe, and the group’s entire operation in the U.S., as well as four production facilities in Italy.

December 15, 2021

Industry News

CRB Names Steve Morton as a Project Director for Food and Beverage Clients

CRB

The arrival of the experienced advocate for integrated project delivery will enhance the company’s successful ONEsolution approach.

December 14, 2021

Dry Processing

Automated Ingredient Handling Brings Bevy of Benefits

An automated system from Radar Process provided biscuit-making operations at Cerealto Siro Foods with more accurate weighing, elimination of foreign matter, improved inventory control, and significantly reduced safety risks for its workers.

December 13, 2021

Industry News

Yili Group Opens Ice Cream Production Base in Indonesia

Yili’s first self-built plant in Southeast Asia forms a “dual center” in Indonesia and Thailand, and aims to accelerate dairy manufacturing and innovation to better serve its consumers in the region.

December 13, 2021

Industry News

Cattlemen’s Heritage to Build Beef Processing Facility in Iowa

ESI Group has been selected to design and construct the 500,000-sq-ft greenfield facility, which is expected break ground in spring of next year and to be up and running in December 2023.

December 10, 2021

Processing Equipment

Carnivores, Herbivores, Omnivores… Meet Me Where You Are

Whether you’re coming from a traditional sector or something on the move in the alternative protein realm, it’s worth sharing insights to help get the most out of your operations.

December 10, 2021

Industry News

Petsource by Scoular Expanding Nebraska Facility

The Seward, Neb., project will triple the site’s capacity, allowing it to meet the rapidly increasing customer demand for high-protein, nutrient-dense, and raw nutrition petfood options.

December 9, 2021

Industry News

Smucker Divests Private Label Dry Pet Food Business

The company has sold the business segment to Diamond Pet Foods as a part of its continued portfolio optimization focusing on other areas of its petfood and pet snacks business.

December 3, 2021