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Volume 6, Number
1

E-Product of the
Month

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Food makers support fight against
obesity
If Congress makes
combating childhood obesity a priority in 2010,
the food industry will do its part to help,
according to the Grocery Manufacturers
Association.

Federal aid slated for dairy
industry
Struggling dairy
producers are getting a one-time infusion of
$290 million in federal aid under the 2010 Farm
Bill. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak
accelerated the payments in late December.

Nestlé to acquire Kraft Foods' frozen
pizza business
Nestlé plans to
acquire Kraft Foods' frozen pizza business in
the US and Canada, including  DiGiorno,
Tombstone, California Pizza Kitchen, Jack's and
Delissio brands..

Pepsi, others go retro, sweetening
soft drinks with sugar
The
Sugar Association recently
applauded Pepsi-Cola for
reintroducing Pepsi Throwback, which is
sweetened with all-natural sugar instead of high
fructose corn syrup.

Hillenbrand to acquire K-Tron
International
Batesville,
IN-based Hillenbrand Inc. and K-Tron
International Inc., Pitman, NJ, have agreed to a
merger, with Hillenbrand acquiring K-Tron for
$150 per share.

Wise water usage, treatment and
reclamation
With potable water
prices going up, and water treatment costs going
up even faster, processors are looking at
pre-treating or completely treating their own
wastewater for reuse.

Asset management: The 8760
plant
A more disciplined
approach to asset utilization is being adopted
as food and beverage companies push the outer
limits of what is possible in existing
facilities.

Packaging materials
innovation
Lightweighting of PET
containers is front and center in packaging
change, but cracking down on weight isn't the
only focus of material innovation.

Let there be better
light
A focus on energy
efficiency has produced big improvements in
industrial lighting, but other factors also need
to be considered, experts say.

Tech Update: Software as a
service
Renting software may be
a cost-effective approach compared to purchasing
it, but performing due diligence is
critical.

Industry-sponsored white
papers
"Improving Returns
From Your Cogeneration Plant"

Cincinnati, OH-based
Ingredient Masters and
Horizon Systems Inc. partnered
to produce integrated, turnkey systems for
precision weighing, batching and conveying of
materials.

Industry veteran Bruce
Richardson recently joined
Infor as chief strategy
officer. He was formerly chief research officer
at AMR Research.

Onset Computer Corp.,
Bourne, MA, hired Justin Testa
as its new president.

SG Systems LLC launched a
new Web site at www.sgsystemsusa.com.

More People, Plants and Industry
News.

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and Industry News from the latest issue of
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