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For locating facilities, operators look for geographical areas with an employable workforce and adequate logistics.

Processors are turning to automation to fill jobs where people are unavailable.

Global confectioner Perfetti Van Melle reveals its Mentos Pure Fresh gum line has launched in a 90% paperboard recyclable bottle.

John Galyen, president of Danfoss North America (left) will retire this summer. Rick Sporrer (right), VP sales America for Danfoss Power Solutions, will Galyen.

West Liberty Foods has announced the promotion of Brandon Achen to president & CEO.

American Sugar Refining, Inc., a member of West Palm Beach-based ASR Group, and its parent companies—Florida Crystals Corporation and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida—celebrated the maiden voyage of its newly constructed, state-of-the-art barge, Knot Refined.

Younglove Construction, L.L.C., Sioux City, Iowa, received a construction award from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Iowa during the association’s annual Excellence in Construction Gala on April 8, 2022.

Good data—and lots of it—is key to making artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) production, inspection and packaging systems work without a hitch, plus well written algorithms to analyze the data and make decisions that will help people and machines function more intelligently.

Energy and raw material prices were already at a high level but surged even further after the beginning of the war in Ukraine. Those increases combined with availability issues have serious financial impacts on the flexible packaging supply chain in Europe, according to a report by FPE (Flexible Packaging Europe, the industry representing interests of 80 companies and manufacturers).