Sustainability

Barron’s Ranks America’s Most Sustainable Companies

6 food industry leaders appear on the 2020 most sustainable companies list

February 12, 2020

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Inspection

Metal Detector Helps U.K. Processor Enter the U.S. Market

The Stealth Gravity Metal Detector delivers high-speed precision and accuracy to help Levantine meet stringent U.S. food safety regulations.

February 11, 2020

Beverage

OEMs Needed for $32 Billion Budding Cannabis Industry

Automated operations are the wave of the future in a growing industry that is expected to reach $32 billion globally by 2024, with a CAGR of 28%. Off the record, OEMs report cannabis companies get sticker shock!

February 10, 2020

Beverage

CPGs Help Emerging Brands

Mintel

Recognizing the importance of disruptive innovation, large CPGs and business intelligence firms like Mintel are identifying and nurturing food and beverage companies

February 7, 2020

Beverage

Sustainable Packaging for Beverages

Smurfit Kappa Group

Smurfit Kappa launches GreenClip, TopClip, and Nor-Grip, a portfolio of 100% recyclable, renewable, and biodegradable corrugated can holders that can be used as an alternative for plastic rings to bundle canned and bottled beverages.

February 6, 2020

Beverage

Live from TPC: Every Bottle Back Seeks to Close the Loop on PET

Katherine Lugar, President & CEO of the American Beverage Assn., shares how beverage industry initiative involves educational campaign regarding PET bottles' 100% recyclability, on-pack messaging, and investment in recycling infrastructure.

February 4, 2020

Sustainability

Hellmann’s Canada to Use 100% Recycled Plastic

Packaging changes for mayonnaise bottles and jars expected to save 1 million kilograms of plastic this year

February 4, 2020

Processing Equipment

PACK EXPO East 2020 Promotes CPG/OEM Partnerships

Food and beverage manufacturers will get the chance forge strong relationships with suppliers as they check out the cutting-edge packaging technologies.

February 4, 2020

Food Safety

FDA Releases Small Entity Compliance Guide on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels

FDA

Compliance required by January 1, 2020, for manufacturers with $10 million or more in annual food sales; manufacturers with less than $10 million in annual food sales have an another year to comply.

February 3, 2020

Home

Line Integration and Data Collection on the Rise for Food Manufacturers

Full line integration is one operational improvement that food manufacturers are looking for in upcoming years, and the majority are already collecting data along the manufacturing line.

January 30, 2020

Beverage

Edith Wilkin Recognized by IDFA for Dairy Industry Accomplishments

Staff vice president and fellow, food safety and regulatory compliance, for Leprino Foods Company receives International Dairy Foods Association’s 2020 Food Safety Leadership Award

January 26, 2020

Sustainability

New International Guidance Set to Improve Social Responsibility in the Global Food Chain

International Standards Organization (ISO)

Social responsibility is not only good for business, it is everyone’s business. New international guidance for the agri-food sector has just been published.

January 24, 2020

Processing Equipment

Coca-Cola North America Signs 10-Year Deal with Peace River Citrus

Processor to begin $98 million expansion of Florida facility as result of new partnership

January 24, 2020