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Plant Openings

Plant Openings: June 2017

June 23, 2017

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Processor Profiles

The Wonderful Company's healthy food strategy

How it turned marketing nuts, mandarins and pomegranates into the second biggest produce-based company.

Debra Schug

June 22, 2017

The Wonderful Company was one of few CPGs to outperform 2016 sales expectations because of its ability to market convenient and functional foods and beverages.

Manufacturing News

HPP gets an official voice

Industry group focuses on advancing high-pressure processing

Wayne Labs

June 20, 2017

Nine founding companies have worked together with PMMI to create a new industry group, the Cold Pressure Council (CPC), to focus on the advancement of high-pressure processing (HPP) within the food and beverage industry.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS announces new dollar limits on retail exemption qualification

Limits decrease based on Consumer Price Index

Casey Laughman

June 19, 2017

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced new dollar limitations on the amount of meat and poultry a retail store can sell to institutions without disqualifying itself for exemption from federal inspection requirements.

Regulatory Watch

IFSAC issues new strategic plan

Plan emphasizes communication, analysis

June 19, 2017

The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration has issued a new strategic plan for 2017-2021.

Retailers

Analysts react to Amazon’s $13.7B deal for Whole Foods

Deal largely seen as a way for Amazon to move more into the brick-and-mortar space.

Debra Schug

June 16, 2017

Two analysts explain what the $13.7 billion deal means for the food industry.

People & Industry News

People & Industry News: June 2017

June 16, 2017

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

West Liberty Foods wins Manufacturing Leadership Award

Debra Schug

June 15, 2017

The food processor was recognized for its digital manufacturing transformation with the assistance of Leading2Lean, a cloud-based lean manufacturing solution provider.