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Candy printing on demand

Dylan’s Candy Bar unveils the first 3D gummy candy printer in the US

Debra Schug

May 31, 2016

The printer produces custom candy in approximately five minutes.

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Using pinch valves in the food and beverage industry

Pinch valves offer significant ways to automate, service and increase production efficiency while ensuring consumer safety remains the top priority

Winston K Wong

May 30, 2016

Utilizing components such as pinch valves that do not directly come into contact with a product makes servicing or replacing equipment a quick and easy task.

Bottled water to overtake soft drinks

It could be the largest beverage category by 2017 and possibly earlier.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 30, 2016

In 2015, bottled water sales were up 8.9 percent over the previous year.

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Embracing innovation key to US manufacturing growth

American manufacturers must embrace technological advancements and make key investments to remain competitive in a global manufacturing landscape.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 30, 2016

Internet of Things, robotics, augmented reality and 3D printing are driving much of the change in manufacturing.

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Organic sales hit record $43 billion in 2015

The industry segment was up 11 percent in 2015.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 30, 2016

Approximately $39.7 billion of the $43.3 billion total of all food sold in the US last year was from organic food sales.

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Report: GMO crops are safe

Genetically engineered crops pose no risk to human or animal health and do not harm the environment, according to a recent report

Jeremy Gerrard

May 30, 2016

The exhaustive 388-page report was compiled by a committee of more than 50 scientists.

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Big deals lead concerns of craft beer industry

Big brewers were on everyone’s mind at the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 16, 2016

Smaller breweries are trying to sort out what one merger might mean for them.

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Report: US poultry workers forced to wear diapers

A recent study reveals employees in the industry are denied restroom breaks.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 16, 2016

Workers say they have at times urinated and defecated while standing on the line.

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FDA to examine ‘healthy’ definition

Current standards allow sugary cereal and pudding producers to use the term, while those processing avocados, salmon and nuts cannot.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 16, 2016

FDA currently permits the use of the term “healthy” on food and beverage packaging if the products meet certain nutrition standards.

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OSHA issues electronic recordkeeping final rule

Employers in high-hazard industries must send OSHA injury and illness data for posting on the agency’s website.

Jeremy Gerrard

May 16, 2016

The final rule modernizes data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public and OSHA about workplace hazards.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

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