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Hixson has been certified as a “Great Place to Work.”

Company News

Hixson certified as a “Great Place to Work”

Recognition comes after survey from global benchmarking company

February 23, 2022

Hixson, the Cincinnati-based architecture, engineering, and interior design firm, has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.

People News

Rittal appoints Andreas Ruzic as CEO of Rittal USA

Ruzic takes on his new role while maintaining his EVP position at Rittal North America

February 17, 2022

Rittal North America LLC, a global provider of system solutions for industrial and IT enclosures, appointed Andreas Ruzic as chief executive officer of Rittal USA.

A cultivated meat startup, Future Meat Technologies appointed Nicole Johnson-Hoffman as chief executive officer.

People News

Future Meat Technologies names Nicole Johnson-Hoffman as chief executive officer

She has 25 years’ experience with large-scale food manufacturing companies

February 15, 2022

Previously, Johnson-Hoffman was based in Munich, Germany, where she served as managing director, Further Processed Foods for OSI Europe.

Arkansas Spring Water Caddo Bottling Plant

Plant Openings

Caddo Mountain Spring Water to open $24 million bottling facility in Arkansas

February 10, 2022

Caddo Mountain Spring Water is working with RPPY Architects to design a 140,000-square-foot premium water bottling facility—expandable to 200,000+ square feet—at its spring/artesian source water property in Arkansas.

People and Industry News: February 2022

February 7, 2022

The people, companies and facilities making headlines.

Kentucky Bacon Factory Tyson Jimmy Dean Wright

Plant Openings

Tyson breaks ground on $355 million bacon facility in Kentucky

The 400,000-square-foot plant will feature the latest automation and robotics for food production.

February 2, 2022

Tyson Foods broke ground on a new $355 million bacon production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The 400,000-square-foot plant will employ 450 people and help meet growing demand for the company’s Wright and Jimmy Dean brands. The facility is scheduled to open in 2023.

Plant Openings

Israel-based Else Nutrition opens manufacturing facility in Oregon for infant formula ingredients

February 2, 2022

Else Nutrition, the plant-based baby, toddler and children nutrition company headquartered in Israel, has signed an agreement to establish a specialized manufacturing site to process and prepare Else’s proprietary specialized, demineralized buckwheat for its infant formula.

Dry Processing Products

Monterey Mushrooms adds nutraceutical powders to product line

February 2, 2022

Monterey Mushrooms, the largest and only vertically integrated mushroom company in North America with 50 years of research, development, production, and sales of mushroom spawn, premium fresh and processed mushrooms, is launching a new product line consisting of organic full spectrum and Mycelium Plus mushroom powders for use as ingredients by food and supplement manufacturers.

People News

Stellar promotes Mike Davis to senior vice president

Davis has more than 20 years design-build experience

January 31, 2022

In his new role, Davis will continue providing oversight on all operational aspects of food and beverage and will be responsible for its strategic growth, entry into new markets, project development and client relationships.

People News

Plenty appoints agritech veteran Arama Kukutai to chief executive officer

Plenty uses highly automated technology to grow produce year round

January 26, 2022

Kukutai has been an investor in Plenty and a part of Plenty’s Board of Directors since September 2016. Prior to his work with Plenty and Finistere, Kukutai served as executive chairman of PKW Farms, a successfully diversified investment entity involved in dairy farming and aquaculture activities in New Zealand, Asia and Australia.