Food and Beverage Manufacturing Top Stories

Mondelez to invest $65M in global R&D

September 16, 2016

Mondelez International announced it will invest $65 million to build a global Research, Development & Quality (RDQ) network.

Kent State opens first certified gluten-free dining hall on a college campus

Jeremy Gerrard

September 16, 2016

Managed by French food services company Sodexo, the dining hall anticipates serving approximately 800 students each day.

New database to contain nutritional details of more than 80,000 name brand products

Jeremy Gerrard

September 16, 2016

The USDA has launched the Branded Food Product Database, an informational hub for consumers, the food industry and researchers alike that contains the nutrition details on more than 80,000 name brand prepared and packaged foods.

FDA issues guidance for the labeling of infant formula

September 16, 2016

FDA has issued guidance for industry to help infant formula manufacturers and distributors comply with certain labeling requirements for infant formula products.

Coca-Cola, U.S. Forest Service restore one billion liters of water

September 15, 2016

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and Coca-Cola North America President Sandy Douglas announced their partnership to restore and protect damaged watersheds on national forests achieved a milestone of one billion liters of water restored.

Food Safety

How to know if your plant needs environmental monitoring

As Preventive Controls Regulation is finalized, food makers should be aware of how it affects them.

Richard F. Stier

September 15, 2016

Industry concerns and paranoia over environmental monitoring have been magnified by some of the third-party audit schemes.

Editor’s Note: We redesigned our eNews!

New streamlined format makes it easy to find the most important stories.

Crystal Lindell

September 14, 2016

It’s cleaner, easier to navigate and features larger photos.

Bayer to acquire Monsanto for $57B

Jeremy Gerrard

September 14, 2016

The German pharmaceutical company agreed to purchase Monsanto, a leading producer of genetically-engineered seed and glyphosate-based herbicide.

Automating food safety management systems can save money, improve quality

A look at the best tools to meet evolving safety demands.

Debra Schug

September 14, 2016

"There's an old saying... you have to say what you do and do what you say, document it all and at some point, make sure it’s working," says Dan Bernkopf, with SafetyChain Software.

Food Packaging

Purely Sedona Artesian Spring Water launches PET containers

The Sedona Bottling Co. launches its artesian spring water Purely Sedona in lightweight PET containers designed by ScorCreative at Amcor.

September 13, 2016

While glass bottles might be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of high-end spring water, one company has decided to branch out into plastic.