Sustainability

Danone North America Exceeds 2022 Soil Health Initiative Goal

In the past four years, the comprehensive dairy industry program has prevented more than 337,000 tons of soil from erosion and reduced nearly 119,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.

January 28, 2022

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Sustainability

Bimbo Bakeries USA Joins EPA’s Green Power Partnership

The company, ranked 41st on the EPA’s National Top 100 List of Largest Green Power Users, continues to make strides in energy conservation.

January 27, 2022

Industry News

Royal Canin Expanding South Dakota Facility

The brand is investing $185 million to create new production lines at its facility in North Sioux City, S.D., to meet growing petfood demand.

January 25, 2022

Regulatory

Step Up Against Foodborne Illness

Nonprofit emphasizes education and proper food safety culture as the means to reducing and preventing contamination.

January 24, 2022

Robotics

RIOS Earns Global Recognition as a Top Performing Robotics Provider Impacting Food Sector

RIOS Intelligent Machines

January 21, 2022

Industry News

Mars to Acquire Petfood Brand Nom Nom

The price tag for the science-forward technology, direct-to-consumer petfood brand, which will be an autonomous brand within the Royal Canin division, is reportedly $1 billion.

January 21, 2022

Industry News

Mondelēz International Acquires Chipita Global

The addition of the high-growth European leader in croissants and baked snacks will assist Mondelēz in accelerating growth in core snacking adjacencies and enable innovation across the company’s brands.

January 20, 2022

Sustainability

McCormick Ranked World’s 14th Most Sustainable Corporation

The company also was named as the No. 1 company in the food industry on Corporate Knights 2022 Global 100 Sustainability Index, retaining its top position among its peers.

January 19, 2022

Processing Instrumentation

Smoked Fish Business Upscales With Automation

Hardy Buoys turns to an automated bagging line to meet increasing customer demands, saving $3,500 per week in labor.

January 18, 2022

IIoT

Global Minute: Packaging and Machinery Updates from the UK, Iraq, Spain, and Mexico

Packaging updates from around the globe; retailer-led sustainable packaging material directives, high-speed automated solutions, and paper can package design.

January 14, 2022

Industry News

Simmons Foods Planning $100 Million Expansion of Arkansas Plant

The project will add 65,000 sq ft to the plant to allow for two new automated production and packaging lines, and increase annual production capacity by approximately 100 million lb.

January 14, 2022

Sustainability

Four Drivers Changing the Beverage Industry

PACK EXPO East offers CPG solutions to the packaging and processing beverage challenges of functionality, sustainability, consumer health consciousness and convenience.

January 14, 2022

Industry News

Farbest Foods Expanding Indiana Plant

The $12.8 million, 22,000-sq-ft project will streamline deboning, while improving output and practices at the turkey processing facility.

January 13, 2022