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How two industry leaders invest to save the water supply as scarcity grows

Kraft Heinz and Nestlé Waters North America sustainability leaders say protection of the lifeblood resource will require looking outside the factory walls

Rose Shilling

October 28, 2020

With water stress a growing concern, food and beverage companies invest to cut usage, increasingly looking outside their factory walls to conserve a lifeblood resource for the industry.

State of Food Manufacturing

2020 State of Food Manufacturing Survey

Annual industry survey reveals challenges food and beverage processors are facing

Casey Laughman

September 29, 2020

Constant changes, huge swings in demand or shifts in consumer behavior, employee safety, and a general uncertainty about what comes next are all present in the 2020 State of Food Manufacturing Survey.

2020 Top 100

The 2020 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies

Top 5 largest food and beverage companies stay the same

Casey Laughman

August 21, 2020

Although the top 5 companies stayed the same, there was extensive movement throughout Food Engineering’s 2020 list of the Top 100 food and beverage companies.

2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: Danone

Sian Yates

August 21, 2020

Cargill joins the list of major meatpackers who were under investigation for their handling of meat exports and worker safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: Cargill

Sian Yates

August 21, 2020

Cargill joins the list of major meatpackers who were under investigation for their handling of meat exports and worker safety during the coronavirus pandemic.

2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: Archer Daniels Midland Company

Sian Yates

August 21, 2020

Archer Daniels Midland Company reported a strong profit for its Q2, strengthened by its nutrition and agricultural services divisions.

2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: The Coca-Cola Company

Sian Yates

August 21, 2020

Despite reporting a 28% decline in its second quarter, it also witnessed considerable improvement in global sales volume as lockdown eased.

2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: Mars

Sian Yates

August 21, 2020

Mars announced that it would be reviewing its Uncle Ben’s brand in response to the protests against systemic racism worldwide.

2020 Top 100

Top 100 Food and Beverage Company Highlights: Tyson Foods

Sian Yates

August 21, 2020

Tyson Foods was also under scrutiny this year when officials revealed that more than half of the workers at its Perry plant in Iowa tested positive with Covid-19.