Hershey Foods completed a $48 million plant expansion in Stuarts Draft, VA.

Two of the Northeast dairy industry's independent companies, Organic Valley Family of Farms and Guida's Milk and Ice Cream, formed a co-processing partnership.

Coors Brewing Company plans to invest between $160 and $190 million to add brewing capacity to an existing beer packaging facility in Elkton, VA.

FDA's goals for the remainder of 2004 are to continue updating the food Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).

Imagine a world where food processing machinery is actually engineered and built by the same people who work with it day in and day out on the plant floor.

Measuring productivity provides a good indication of the economic efficiency of the food manufacturing industry, according to a report from the UDSA economic research service (ERS).

The National Academy of Science warns that genetically modified food carries the risk of unintended changes in the allergens, toxins and nutrients in the food which could pose human health risks.

Ultima Foods, Inc. is investing $6 million in the first phase of an expansion that will increase annual production from 65,000 to 75,000 tons in its Yoplait yogurt plant in Granby, Quebec, Canada.

General Mills elected Ken Powell as vice president. He will be responsible for General Mills' Meals, Pillsbury USA, Baking Products and the Bakeries & Foodservice divisions.

Two managers at Gough Econ, Inc., purchased the company from the previous owner, Gough Holdings, Ltd.