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FDA offers thanks to food and Ag workers

November 24, 2020

The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition at the FDA sends a message of thanks to the millions of food and agriculture workers across America.

Wayne Labs

November 24, 2020

People and industry news in food and beverage manufacturing for December 2020.

BNP Media announces the launch of BNP Engage

Formerly orangetap marketing, agency offers the creative support needed to drive business objectives

Sharon Spielman

November 20, 2020

BNP Media has announced the launch of BNP Engage, a creative agency uniquely designed to serve B2B marketing needs.

Coronavirus Coverage

Tyson announces investigation into unsafe work environment claims

Lawsuit alleges supervisors wagered on how many employees would contract COVID-19

Casey Laughman

November 20, 2020

Tyson Foods, Inc. has announced that it will be investigating claims in a recent lawsuit that supervisors and managers at its Waterloo, Iowa pork plant wagered on how many employees would contract COVID-19 and forced employees to come to work even when they were showing possible symptoms.

Regulatory Watch

FDA requests info for labeling foods with cultured seafood cells

November 13, 2020

The FDA is requesting information for the labeling of foods made up of cultured seafood

Plant Openings

Plant Openings & Expansions: December 2020

Wayne Labs

November 13, 2020

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing for December 2020.

Packaging

New shrink film for Coca-Cola Co. sparkling water uses recycled plastic

Packaging with PCR resin performs similarly to virgin plastics

Rose Shilling

November 11, 2020

AHA Sparkling Water is using new shrink film with recycled plastic for some warehouse club packages.

Packaging

Mars uses recycled plastic in some pet packaging

The food-grade plastic helps the pet food leader meet sustainability goals

Rose Shilling

November 10, 2020

Mars Inc. is including recycled plastic in its pet food packaging in Europe and plans to expand the pilot to other brands.

Associated Wholesale Grocers Mississippi Warehouse Cold Storage Construction

Industry News

Associated Wholesale Grocers plans distribution facility in Mississippi, supplying 3,100 stores

November 9, 2020

Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG), headquartered in Kansas City, Kansas, is the largest cooperative food wholesaler in the United States. The company, with sales of more than $10 billion, is planning and building a leading-edge, highly automated full-range logistics center in Hernando, Mississippi,

Flexco CEO Richard A. White; Thomas S. Wujek, president/COO; Chip Winiarski, chief marketing officer; and newly hired Keith Staninger, who will serve as chief digital officer.

Industry News

Flexco announces changes to executive team, reporting structure

CEO Richard A. White has made the changes to point the company in a forward direction for the future before retiring in May, 2021

Wayne Labs

November 5, 2020

Flexco CEO Richard A. White recently announced the appointment of three new business leaders, as well as new reporting structures designed to promote better alignment of programs and activities to bring highly-valued solutions to its customers more efficiently and quickly.

Join Lynn Dornblaser, Client Advisor at Mintel, and Alyse Thompson-Richards, Editor-in-Chief of FOOD ENGINEERING, as they break down the 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies and discuss the factors affecting this year’s rankings.

Explore food safety strategies that strengthen sanitation, risk management, operational efficiency, and compliance across foodservice and facility environments.