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Limited budgets and aging equipment are the most commonly cited barriers keeping maintenance departments from improving their total manufacturing uptime, according to a new study from Rockwell Automation and Plant Services magazine.

Tyson Foods' Robert L. Peterson resigned from the company's board of directors due to health reasons.

The first-time appearance of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in the United States is likely to renew debate in Washington over food inspection regulations, and many industry representatives see some type of increased regulatory scrutiny in the works.

YoCream International completed a $2.5 million in-house aseptic packaging line. Increasing capacity by more than 30 percent, the line is capable of filling half-gallon to 5-gallon bags.

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) implemented new rules to safeguard against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE).

About two million Salmonella cases are found in livestock in the United States each year, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Scott Lutz has joined ConAgra Foods as president and chief operating officer of the Snack Foods Group.

If your goal is 100% consistent product, it may be time to reconsider some of your standard operating procedures.

Plumrose USA is doubling the size of its Council Bluffs, IA, meat plant to 56,000 square feet.

A bipartisan agreement in the Senate has cleared the way for new limits on class action lawsuits. The House earlier passed similar legislation.