The Acme Smoked Fish Corporation—manufacturer of Acme, Blue Hill Bay, Ruby Bay and Great American smoked and cured seafood—has opened the doors to its new 100,000-sq.-ft. facility in Wilmington, North Carolina, the largest cold smoked salmon facility in the US.

Bizerba, a provider of weighing, slicing and labeling technologies for the food industry, has acquired the food sector of French company Luceo SAS to allow its customers to benefit from a high degree of safety and quality control provided by the transaction.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) announced speakers for its upcoming Meat Industry Management Conference held from April 15-18 in Carlsbad, California. The conference will feature sessions on food safety, government regulations, economics, communications and workforce issues.

A number of food processors and industry innovators were tapped as nominees for the 2015 Edison Awards in the categories of Food Processing & Preparation and Food Packaging & Beverages.

International Dairy Show producer the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has added a Partner Pavilion to the 2015 show floor.

 Jessica Alba, Kristen Bell, John Cena, Victor Cruz, Stephen Curry, Nick Jonas, Colin Kaepernick, Cam Newton and other celebrities and athletes support the healthy food campaign. 

 The center includes a comprehensive food lab, new product and ideation areas and a processing floor. 

 In the last decade, the cases of food allergies have doubled, and the number of hospitalizations caused by severe allergic reactions has increased seven-fold. 

Multinational manufacturer General Mills is looking to sell its Green Giant frozen and canned vegetable business, according to Reuters who spoke with sources close to the matter.