Sustainability

Avocado Producer Leaves No Stone Unturned with Dye Extraction

Westfalia Fruit is extracting sustainable dyes from its avocado byproducts as part of its total crop use strategy.

March 12, 2025

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Automation

Tootsie Roll Slashes Line Data Analysis Time by 90% with OEE-trained AI Layer

Tech-spotting at PACK EXPO Southeast: The confectionery icon can now query & interrogate its live packaging line OEE data via common language prompts within OEE software by OFS. Also by OFS, this new Mavyn AI layer also interprets data & suggests actions.

March 11, 2025

Webinars

Next Level Data: How AI Can Maximize Your Productivity

Explore the state of generative AI and how it relates to common hurdles and market conditions in manufacturing and how we take it from simply a concept to delivering impactful results in the food manufacturing industry.

April 10, 2025

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Processing Instrumentation

What's Working - and What's Not - in OEM Asset Reliability Support

OEMs are enhancing asset reliability in food production by adopting strategies from the automotive industry, says Shawn French, Director of Innovation and Packaging Engineering at Danone North America. However, there's still room for improvement.

March 11, 2025

Workforce

Five Strategies to Secure Resources for Maintenance Teams

A VP of Customer Success from a CMMS platform and a Maintenance Planner from a beef manufacturer discuss strategies to help packaging and processing maintenance teams secure resources to maximize efficiency, compliance, and improve operations.

March 10, 2025

Food Ingredients

Colavita Acquires Vitelli Foods

Colavita

The acquisition will expand Colavita's pasta and tomato product lines.

March 10, 2025

Workforce

The Hershey Company Names Tiffany Menyhart as CEO

The Hershey Company

Menyhart brings experience in sales and consumer packaged goods to her role as CEO.

March 10, 2025

Processing Instrumentation

Rebellyous Foods Mock 2 Production System Addresses Plant-Based Meat Challenges

Rebellyous Foods installed its Mock 2 Production System at RMS Foods' New Mexico manufacturing plant, helping it achieve price parity with traditional chicken.

March 10, 2025

Food Safety

PACK EXPO Southeast Opens in Atlanta

A must-attend event for packaging and processing professionals.

March 10, 2025

Industry News

Beverage Packaging Equipment Expects Three-Year Growth Spurt

Representatives from beverage companies believe the industry’s packaging sector is expecting growth.

March 7, 2025

Workforce

John Pittard Retires as CEO of AlaTrade, Passing the Torch to Josh Whitley

AlaTrade Foods, Inc.

Pittard transitions to AlaTrade's Board of Directors, while Whitley assumes the role of CEO and President of the employee-owned poultry processing company in Alabama.

March 6, 2025

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Industry News

Community Poll: Maintaining Profitability Through a Dip in Consumer Spending

See what your peers are changing at their plants in response to a downturn in consumer spending.

March 6, 2025