Manufacturing News

Ron Kent, emerging technology manager for Southern California Gas Company, Lino A. Saputo, Chair and CEO of Saputo Inc., and John King, CEO of Hyperlight Energy

Solar Thermal Energy

Saputo USA and Hyperlight partner to launch an innovative, low-cost solar thermal technology

The solar technology will be put to use at a Saputo facility in California.

December 19, 2021

The partnership will reduce carbon-dioxide emissions

Organizations - Industry 4.0

SME, CESMII work together to drive the adoption of smart manufacturing

When manufacturers need help in planning automated systems, these two organizations have aligned resources to educate and find talent

Wayne Labs

December 17, 2021

Smart manufacturing gets some help from SME and CESMII

Combined NEOGEN and 3M Food Safety will cover the globe with products and services

Mergers and acquisitions

NEOGEN to combine 3M’s Food Safety business with its existing operations

3M will separate its Food Safety business

December 14, 2021

The transaction implies an enterprise value for 3M’s Food Safety business of approximately $5.3 billion.

Natasha Dhayagude, CEO and co-founder of Chinova Bioworks, was named Startup Canada’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2017

Women in STEM Careers

Food ingredient company startup cofounder encourages women in STEM

The new company has also found a way to isolate fiber from mushroom stems, which serves as a clean-label preservative and a fining agent for beer

Wayne Labs

December 13, 2021

Chinova Bioworks, a startup in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, focuses on women and STEM careers

FA&M 2021 Conference Higlights

Women in food manufacturing: lessons learned and strategies to succeed

Keynote and women’s panel focus on the female perspective of working in a male-dominated industry

Sharon Spielman

December 13, 2021

During the Women in Food Manufacturing segment, the keynote covers how to turn an idea into a brand, which is followed by a women’s panel discussion.

FA&M 2021 Conference Highlights

The Future of Information

The fourth industrial revolution is upon us and it’s time to move forward

Kristen Kazarian

December 13, 2021

Unique Snacks is a 100-year-old company that manufactures its own brand of pretzels and just rebranded, so they’re looking to branch out into other products now.

Water Treatment

Water stewardship: Good things happen when beverage company engineers get together and talk

This high-level panel of experts discussed water problems and how to solve them

Wayne Labs

December 11, 2021

This panel of beverage company experts discuss local and global water issues and methods of conserving and recycling water.

Manufacturing News

Plant Openings & Expansions: December 2021

December 9, 2021

Plant openings and expansions in food and beverage manufacturing.

Manufacturing News

Are you ready for USDA’s “Bioengineered Food” labeling rule?

December 6, 2021

With a mandatory compliance date of January 1, 2022, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) rule, “National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (NFBDS),” requires “food manufacturers, importers and other entities that label foods for retail sale to disclose information about bioengineered (BE) food and BE food ingredients.