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EDEKA Nord expands logistics center

Expansion includes two new case order machines

January 18, 2019

German grocery wholesaler EDEKA Nord has added two new WITRON case order machines as part of an expansion of its logistic center.

Industry news

Perdue recalls frozen chicken nuggets possibly contaminated with wood particles

Several consumers complained about finding wood in the gluten-free nuggets

Rose Shilling

January 18, 2019

Perdue Foods announced a recall of about 68,000 pounds of chicken nuggets that might contain wood particles.

Regulatory Watch

FDA announces meetings for draft guidance for produce

Sharon Spielman

January 18, 2019

The FDA will hold four public meetings to discuss “Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption: Draft Guidance for Industry.”

Regulatory Watch

USDA announces NOSB meeting

Sharon Spielman

January 18, 2019

The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced an in-person meeting of the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB).

Koenig & Bauer RotaJET 168 inkjet printing press

Packaging

Tetra Pak adding full-color digital printing for beverage cartons

The investment will offer customers more customization, smaller batches

Rose Shilling

January 16, 2019

Tetra Pak will start offering full-color digital printing on beverage cartons, which will reduce design-to-print time and allow a variety of designs in one order.

2018 Rockwell Automation Fair Food and Beverage Forum

Manufacturing News

Food and Beverage Companies Share Their Approaches to Digitalization

Wayne Labs

January 16, 2019

Three major food/beverage companies described their “digital transformations” at the Rockwell Automation Fair Food & Beverage Forum.

Food Packaging

High Pressure Certified Seal Now Being Used on Foods

Logo expands from juices to guacamole; more products to follow

Rose Shilling

January 14, 2019

Good Foods guacamole and other dips are the first foods beyond beverages approved to advertise on the package that they’re made using high pressure processing (HPP).

People & Industry News

People and Industry News: January 2019

January 14, 2019

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

Packaging

TricorBraun acquires Pacific Bag to create new flexible packaging business

TricorBraun Flex is a new direction in the 117-year history of the rigid container distributor

Rose Shilling

January 10, 2019

TricorBraun, known for plastic and glass bottles and containers, is starting a flexible packaging business, acquiring Pacific Bag with coffee, pet and specialty food products.

Meat processing

European producers and exporters launch export campaign

"Meat with European Quality" campaign supports exports to U.S, Canada

Sharon Spielman

January 7, 2019

Journalists and experts from the U.S and Canada visited Poland in November as part of the Union of Producers and Employers of Meat Industry (UPEMI)’s “Meat with European Quality” campaign. During their stay, delegates took part in a seminar for European producers and exporters and then visited leading meat processing plants.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.