Food Engineering's 23rd Annual New Plant Construction Survey finds food manufacturers cleaning house instead of moving out as renovations and expansions outnumber new plants by more than two to one.
Most food processors would jump at the chance to implement a company-wide statistical process control (SPC) program. Tree nut processor Blue Diamond Growers of Sacramento, Calif., is one of the rare companies that has done just that -- and with welcome results.
China's publication of rules governing American meat imports is a positive step in the right direction, but it does not amount to full implementation of the bilateral agreement on agriculture signed last year, meat industry groups said today.
eCandy.com, Inc., a leading Web-based 'e-tailer' focused exclusively on offering confectionery products, announced today the formation of a strategic partnership with Nestle USA, whose Chocolate & Confections Division is one of the largest in the world, with annual sales of $1.3 billion.