Industry News

General Mills Shakes Up Senior Leadership Team

With an eye on its Accelerate enterprise strategy, the food company is making strategic shifts in its segment managers.

December 6, 2023

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Industry News

General Mills Puts Twist on Classic Cereals

Fun variations on cereals like Trix, Lucky Charms, Cheerios, and more seem targeted at consumer trends in snack spaces as well as those looking for healthier options.

December 6, 2023

Inspection

Bunting Appoints New Director of Sales and Global Marketing Director

Bunting

Tony Rampino returns to Bunting and Mark Friesen fills the position held by Michael Wilks, who's retiring after 23 years with the manufacturer of magnetic technology products.

December 6, 2023

Automation

PMMI Report Reveals CPGs Investing in Automated Warehouses

PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies

PMMI report finds labor shortages and E-commerce growth are driving the need for warehouse automation solutions.

December 6, 2023

Food Safety

Plasma-Based Disinfection Improves Safety in Fresh Produce Processing

SPLASH, a German government-funded research project, successfully tested Kronen’s innovative plasma washing process to improve food safety for fresh-cut lettuce.

December 5, 2023

Processing Equipment

Interstate Warehousing Facility Now Open in Kingman, Arizona

Tippmann Group

The Tippmann Group's Interstate Warehousing is the fourth largest public refrigerated warehouse center in the United States.

December 5, 2023

Processing Equipment

Foodmate Acquires Barth Industrial Automation

Foodmate

Poultry processing equipment provider Foodmate expands automation hardware and software solutions with acquisition of Barth Industrial Automation.

December 5, 2023

Processing Equipment

Pacproinc Names Western District Sales Manager and Marketing Coordinator

Pacproinc

Scott Hill and Madison Todd join Pacproinc, which provides automated solutions for food service packaging.

December 5, 2023

Workforce

How Organizational Design Principles Can Boost the Bottom Line

Processors that incorporate all staff levels into decision making can create an environment where long-term greatness is achieved.

December 4, 2023

Food Safety

Faster Food Safety Results From Farm to Final Product

A recent patent given to Hygiena’s SalQuant system underscores the company’s evolving Salmonella quantification tool for processors.

December 4, 2023

Sustainability

Paper-Based Carriers Help Coca-Cola Bottler Replace Plastic Multipacks

This Coca-Cola bottler says it will replace 200,000 lb. of plastic a year with the addition of a paper-based mulitpack solution. Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages partnered with WestRock to replace plastic multipack rings with paper in this application.

December 4, 2023

Industry News

Post Holdings to Close Ohio Cereal Manufacturing Plant

The company is targeting next September to fully close its Lancaster facility, which will impact 200 employees.

December 1, 2023

Sustainability

McCain Foods Launches Business Unit to Advance Farming Technologies

Presia Ag Insights will help food companies, landowners, and farmers foster on-farm resilience and support the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.

November 30, 2023