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People and Industry News: May 2015

May 11, 2015

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions.

Leading food industry companies cut calories from store shelves

TECH FLASH

High-processed foods lead consumer purchases, but organic prevails

A new study of grocery purchasing behavior in the US reveals consumers prefer highly processed foods.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 28, 2015

Organic product purchases are at an all-time high in the US.

Beer companies pop the top on their ingredients

TECH FLASH

Beer brewed from food waste

A small Belgian brewery uses discarded bread as an ingredient to brew its latest beer.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 28, 2015

Thinking sustainably, the Brussels Beer Project has brewed up its latest beer after a year of R&D.

TECH FLASH

Pepsi ditches aspartame in Diet Pepsi

The company made the decision to alter its traditional formula in response to growing consumer concerns regarding the safety of the sweetener.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 28, 2015

Beginning in August, Diet Pepsi, Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi in the US will be sweetened with a blend of sucralose and acesulfame potassium.

Farm bill on its last legs according to IDFA

TECH FLASH

Food processing, packaging machinery exports soared in 2014

For the fifth year in a row, exports of German food processing and packaging machinery increased.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 28, 2015

The EU remains the strongest export region for German food processing and packaging machinery, which boasts a 34 percent share of the market.

TECH FLASH

People and Industry News

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

Announcements about new hires, staff promotions, association news, awards, mergers and acquisitions

TECH FLASH

Specialty food sales break $100 billion barrier

Retail sales of specialty foods were up nearly 22 percent from 2012 to 2014.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

The specialty food industry is stimulated by current trending cuisines and emerging buzzword foods like pickled, fermented, grass-fed, sustainable and smoked flavors.

TECH FLASH

University creates US database of food safety inspections

University of Maryland researchers used automated data capturing to create the database.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

Automated robots collect data from local government websites.

Dynamic integrated pest management says shoo fly, donâ??t bother me

TECH FLASH

Eeek! Pest proofing your plant

In honor of National Pest Management month, McCloud Services encourages pest proofing and provides spring tips for food facilities.

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

No one wants to find a bug in their food. But pests are sneaky, finding ways into just about anywhere, and no food plant is safe from infestation if it’s left unguarded.

Sequester could cause billions of dollars in losses for meat producers

TECH FLASH

USDA Expands Beef and Pork Trade with Mexico and Peru

USDA Continues to Remove Barriers and Open Trade Opportunities for U.S. Farmers and Ranchers

Jeremy Gerrard

April 13, 2015

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the department reached agreements allowing US beef and pork producers greater access to consumers in Mexico and Peru.