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Plant Openings & Expansions: December 2012

December 5, 2012

Crescent Dairy & Beverages plans to invest more than $30 million to build a new pasteurized beverage processing facility in Collerton County, SC.

Industry & People: December 2012

December 5, 2012

Members of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame Class of 2012 were announced.

TECH FLASH

As Hostess closes, plenty of blame to go around

Hostess, union employees blame each other for company's failure.

Shane O'Halloran

November 28, 2012

The beleaguered company is going through its second bankruptcy and has been sold three times in the past.

TECH FLASH

Americans say food production headed in right direction

However, widespread misperceptions remain

Shane O'Halloran

November 28, 2012

New survey shows the need for dialog despite confidence in how food is grown and raised.

TECH FLASH

Canada sees deterioration in processed food trade balance

Surplus with US and Mexico now a deficit

Shane O'Halloran

November 28, 2012

Canada’s processed foods exports have stalled.

TECH FLASH

What's in a label?

If it doesn't speak your brand, you've lost sales

Wayne Labs

November 28, 2012

Labeling should create a readily identifiable product image where the consumer says, "Yes!"

TECH FLASH

Prop 37 goes down swinging in California election

Consumers have a right to know what’s in their food, but this proposal was flawed.

November 13, 2012

Had it passed, food and beverage processors would have been required to list GMO ingredients on the label. There are other solutions.

TECH FLASH

Campbell Soup Company to create Ohio’s first commercial biogas power plant

Partnering with CH4 Biogas, the processor will open the facility in Napoleon, OH.

November 13, 2012

The facility will convert production waste into electricity to fuel beverage production.

TECH FLASH

Adapting the supply chain for tomorrow’s food security

Droughts, lagging productivity and food price volatility threaten food security, and the supply chain must react accordingly.

November 13, 2012

Increases in the number of worldwide middle-class consumers and decreases in the number of companies in the supply chain further complicate worldwide food security.

TECH FLASH

Don’t depend on e-commerce sites for accurate product information

While a processor’s product label may provide plenty of nutritional and allergy information, that information often doesn’t find its way to consumer web sites.

November 13, 2012

A study of the quality of nutritional information taken from product labels to e-commerce websites shows a loss in translation.