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Volume 7,
Number 7   April 14,
2011

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Non-burger
restaurants are on the
upswing
Americans have been in
love with the burger for several decades, but
some have grown a little tired of the
relationship and are seeking out, new non-burger
experiences.

Supply
chain confounds visibility
While
today's supply chains extend around the world
and bring new opportunities to
American processors, the size and complexity of
these supply chains can create several
growing pains.

FDA
launches consumer-friendly web search for
recalls
The Food Safety
Modernization Act (FSMA) mandated that FDA
create a more consumer-friendly recall Web site.
The new search tool provides much more readable
and usuable output for everyone.

EPA
continues to monitor Japanese
situation
The EPA has been
monitoring nationwide milk, precipitation,
drinking water and other potential exposure
routes to radiation leaking from Japan's damaged
reactors.

Prepare
now to test and verify imported ingredients,
products
US food and beverage
processors that import ingredients or products
from foreign suppliers will be required to
verify these suppliers meet the same criteria as
their American
counterparts.

Plant
of the Year: Shearer's Foods rethinks the food
plant
Some additional upfront
cost already is paying dividends to this
manufacturing organization, with the biggest
returns yet to come.

Reuse's
dollars and sense
For food and
beverage companies focused on water recycling
and landfill reduction, the effort yields solid
financial returns.

Tech
Update: HMIs
Human machine
interface technology has advanced by leaps and
bounds-to the point where food manufacturers can
now control and monitor plants from virtually
anywhere.

Engineering
R&D: Research as continuous
improvement
More than half a
century has passed since Bettcher's electric
trimmer debuted, but engineers continue the
pursuit of design
improvement.

FINAL OPPORTUNITY! Food &
Beverage Processors, A&E/Construction
Companies: Participate in FE's 2011
Plant Construction Survey!

Flowers Foods and
Tasty Baking Company announced
a definitive merger agreement whereby Flowers
will acquire all of the outstanding shares of
Tasty common stock, including Tasty's existing
indebtedness.

Retired Chairman of the Board, President and
CEO of Del Monte Foods Richard G.
Wolford and Campbell Soup Company
President and CEO Douglas R.
Conant have been selected to receive
the 2011 Grocery Manufacturers
Association Hall of Achievement
Awards.

The National Center for Food Safety
and Technology (NCFST) has become a
principal operating center within the newly
formed Institute for Food Safety and
Health (IFSH) at Illinois
Institute of Technology (IIT).

Graham Packaging will be
acquired by Silgan Holdings
Inc. in a cash-and-stock
transaction.

Loma Systems created a
strategic partnership with Dorner
Manufacturing.

Mark Staton was named
president and CEO of the D&W Fine
Pack.

Schenck Process acquired
Clyde Process Solutions, a
supplier of air filtration, pneumatic conveying
and injection technologies.

Schneider Electric acquired
Lee Technologies, a service
provider for the data centers of the North
American market.

EnOcean announced that
Keith Garris and
Christina Jones have joined the
company to collaborate with building controls
and automation OEMs.

Cargill signed an agreement
with India-based Marico Ltd. to
acquire its refined sunflower oil brand Sweekar.

The Control Systems Integrators
Association signed a memorandum of
membership with the Automation
Federation.

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