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Software

French dairy co-op chooses a new and safer data backup system

The dairy gains faster backups and restores with protection against ransomware

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

October 30, 2018

Leading French dairy cooperative Maitres Laitiers du Cotentin (MLC) has deployed a combination of Quantum Corporation’s DXi deduplication appliances and Veeam software to meet the challenges of skyrocketing data growth and malware threats.

Teton Waters Ranch mushroom-beef burgers

Product Development

Teton Waters Ranch announces two grass-fed beef products

Breakfast sausage links for sale, mushroom-beef burger in development

Rose Shilling

October 30, 2018

Teton Waters Ranch is taking on the pork and poultry sausages in the frozen aisle with new grass-fed beef breakfast links. The company also announced it is developing frozen beef-mushroom burgers.

Food Packaging

StePac's new lid helps cherries get to China

Rose Shilling

October 29, 2018

A new resealable film cover for cherry containers from packaging manufacturer StePac will help the company meet the demand it sees for the fruit in China, requiring lengthy shipping times.

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef announces new $35M distribution center

The new warehouse will consist of an automated storage and retrieval system capable of handling 27,000 boxes in a 9-hour day with more than 37,000 box storage locations.

October 22, 2018

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef LLC broke ground on a new $35 million refrigerated distribution center at its Arkansas City, Kan., headquarters facility.

Food Safety

Chicken and beef products recalled due to possible Salmonella, Listeria

Ready-to-eat products contain vegetable that may be contaminated

Casey Laughman

October 22, 2018

Corona, Calif.-based Envolve Foods has recalled more than 292,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken and beef products that contain a vegetable that may be contaminated with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Packaging

Lunchbox packages leave room for notes

Rose Shilling

October 22, 2018

Companies selling chips and treats for lunchboxes offered back-to-school packages with space for parents to write notes to their children, with an option to add braille stickers on Rice Krispies Treats.

Dry Processing

Flexicon filler boosts pale ale malt output, cuts labor costs

Flexicon filler and conveyor help speed up filling with less labor

Casey Laughman

October 19, 2018

UK-based Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd was searching for a more efficient system to pack pale ale malt into 772-lb. to 2,205-lb. bulk bags before shipping them.

Food Packaging

Snack QR codes give glyphosate info

Testing for weedkiller added due to questions about possible health effects

Rose Shilling

October 15, 2018

ZEGO now offers QR codes on its fruit-and-seed bars and snack mixes with the results of tests checking for traces of the widely used weedkiller glyphosate, which is under scrutiny in court.

Manufacturing News

FDA investigates more Cyclospora outbreaks

Wayne Labs

October 12, 2018

Though Cyclospora outbreaks in the US happen less frequently than those caused by typical pathogens, the recent salad mix outbreaks occurring in July and August of this year have a familiar ring.

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