Inspection

Nut Producer Rethinks Inspection Strategy After Adding Packaging Lines

Bringing retail packing in-house prompted Andersen & Sons Shelling to add X-ray inspection along with its new packaging line. With improved user interface and detection levels, Mettler-Toledo Safeline’s X36 X-ray system is helping to ensure food safety.

March 26, 2023

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Industry News

PepsiCo Spending $216M to Support U.S. Regenerative Agriculture

The company has entered into long-term partnerships with three major farmer-facing organizations to drive the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices and reduce carbon emissions.

March 23, 2023

Industry News

Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics to Open New Facility in Arizona

The Phoenix site will broaden the company’s network and provide services for customers in key Western U.S. locations.

March 23, 2023

Automation

Automation Advice for Food and Beverage Manufacturing

With 30 years of experience in automation and system integration, CRB’s Jerry Steenhoek reflects on where the industry stands and the best ways to move further into the automation realm.

March 22, 2023

Industry News

Tillamook to Open New Manufacturing Facility in Illinois

The dairy co-operative is expanding its operations to meet growing East Coast demand for its ice cream products.

March 21, 2023

Food Safety

Fast Food Leader Learns Lessons in Hygienic Design

The director of food safety for Inspire Brands—the company behind Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and Sonic—encourages cultural change, innovation, collaboration, and perhaps humility.

March 19, 2023

Home

Smart Packaging Gets the Message Across

Smart packaging turns a small pack into a library of information for consumers and brands.

March 16, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Closing 2 U.S. Poultry Plants

The company cites streamlining as one of the drivers for the closure of processing facilities in Virginia and Arkansas.

March 15, 2023

Industry News

McCain Foods Spending $438 Million to Expand Canadian Facility

The investment, the largest in the company’s history, will double the size and workforce of its Coaldale, Alberta, processing facility.

March 14, 2023

Food Safety

FDA Axing Food Standards General Principles Proposed Rule

FDA

The FDA is scrapping the Food Standards Modernization General Principles proposed rule following stakeholder comments and suggestions.

March 13, 2023

Industry News

Wholestone Farms Receives $25M from USDA for Facility Expansion

The funds are being provided by the USDA as a part of its more than $43 million investment in meat and poultry processing research, innovation, and expansion.

March 10, 2023

Industry News

University Develops Method to Rapidly Detect Food Adulteration

Utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, the entire process created by University of Missouri scientists can be accomplished in 45 min or less.

March 9, 2023

Regulatory

GS1 US Releases Guidance for FDA Food Traceability Final Rule

The new document provides steps to leverage GS1 Standards to help achieve the required extended supply chain visibility and traceability of certain foods.

March 7, 2023