Barilla’s new pasta plant in Avon, NY won Food Engineering’s Plant of the Year award and was honored at FE’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo 2008 in Clearwater Beach, FL.
Food Safety and Inspection Service, which regulates meat, poultry and egg products, faces resource limitations that make it more difficult for the agency to ensure the safety of the food supply, according to a report by OMB Watch, a non-profit advocacy group that monitors the federal Office of Management and Budget.
ConAgra Foods, Inc. acquired
Kennewick, WA-based Watts Brothers, a privately held vegetable
processing and agricultural company, to further grow and strengthen its
core potato business operating under the Lamb Weston brand. Lamb Weston
has annual sales of approximately $2 billion.
Whether a processor outsources procurement, manufacturing, product innovation, IT services or business processes, there’s no doubt that, if executed properly, outsourcing can save money and take the pressure off several business tasks.