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Keurig Dr Pepper Names Tim Cofer as CEO, Effective in Q2 2024

In line with the company’s CEO succession plan, Tim Cofer will join company as COO before assuming the CEO role in the second quarter of next year, with current Chairman and CEO Bob Gamgort guiding the transition.

September 26, 2023

Keurig Dr Pepper Coo Tim Cofer

Department of Labor Investigating Child Labor at Tyson, Perdue

The move follows a “New York Times Magazine” article that disclosed cleaning contractors have been employing migrant children to work overnight shifts at Tyson and Perdue plants in Virginia.

September 24, 2023

Lactalis Canada Investing in New Oshawa, Ont., Distribution Center

The facility, which will increase capacity and efficiency for Lactalis Canada’s supply chain network, will be designed with energy efficiency top of mind.

September 22, 2023

Lactalis Canada Distribution Center, Oshawa, Ont

Diageo Names Sally Grimes as CEO, Diageo North America

Effective October 1, Grimes will take on her new leadership role, while Claudia Schubert will become president and chief operating officer, Diageo, North America.

September 21, 2023

Sally Grimes, Diageo Ceo, North America

Mars Spending $1 Billion on Path to Net Zero GHG Emissions

The company is aiming to cut its carbon emissions by roughly 15 million metric tons by 2030 and reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

September 19, 2023

Mars Pedigree Packaging

Upside Foods Planning $140 Million Cultivated Meat Plant in Illinois

Designed to produce millions of pounds of cultivated meat products per year, the state-of-the-art plant will help Upside Foods expand its commercial offerings, increase scalability, and reduce production costs.

September 18, 2023

Upside Foods Glenview Plant

Heineken Mexico Building $460 Million Brewery in Yucatán

The state-of-the-art brewery will incorporate features for sustainable brewing, with a focus on improved water processes, and the integration of circular economy practices.

September 15, 2023

Heineken Mexico

Kellogg Board Approves Separation Into 2 Companies

The approval to split into Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co was given to create two more focused companies, each with its own strong financial outlook.

September 13, 2023

Smucker Paying $5.6 Billion to Acquire Hostess Brands

The move will add well-known snacking brands to Smucker’s portfolio, accelerating the company’s focus on convenient food options.

September 11, 2023

Hostess Portfolio

American Dairy Association Helps Recycle Butter Art in Unique Way

Instead of just destroying an 800-lb butter sculpture, the American Dairy Association North East, Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners, and Noblehurst Farms are using it to create electricity.

September 8, 2023

Ny Butter Sculpture

Tyson Foods Deploying Self-driving Trucks in Northwest Arkansas

The company is collaborating with Gatik, a leader in autonomous middle mile logistics, to optimize Tyson’s supply chain efficiency.

September 6, 2023

Tyson Autonomous Truck

Is Hostess Brands Going to Be Sold?

Multiple sources seem to think that Hostess Brands is going to be acquired sometime in the near future.

August 31, 2023

Cargill Launches Methodology to Measure Cows' Methane Emissions

The methodology will help beef producers better understand the impact of feed supplements, and enable projects to measure and quantify methane emissions reduction.

August 29, 2023

From Crickets to Yeast: A Look at the Deep Space Food Challenge Finalists

The finalists include a yeast strain adapted to the space environment, a controlled-environment plant growth chamber, a cricket-rearing system, and a modular indoor food production system.

August 25, 2023

Deep Space Challenge

Ferrero Group Operating Company Expanding New York Manufacturing Plant

The expansion of Wells Enterprises’ Dunkirk, N.Y., manufacturing plant underscores the company’s commitment to long-term growth and leadership in the ice cream category.

August 23, 2023

Wells Dunkirk Expansion

Flowers Foods Names Heeth Varnedoe as President and COO

August 22, 2023

Flowers Foods President And Ceo Heeth Varnedoe

Tilray Brands Paying $85M to Buy 8 Anheuser-Busch Brands

The acquisition makes Tilray the fifth-largest craft beer operation in the U.S., while the company’s recent purchase of Truss Beverage strengthens its position in the THC beverage market.

August 21, 2023

Anheuser Busch Shock Top

DOC Issues Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Investigations

The Department of Commerce investigations involved tin mill products from Canada, the People’s Republic of China, Germany, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Kingdom.

August 18, 2023

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