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Drive-thru grocery store opens in South Carolina

October 8, 2021

OPIE Drive-Thru Grocery, a new, first-of-its-kind, high-tech drive-thru grocery store, opened its flagship location in Mount Pleasant, S.C. this week.

AUGA Group introduces first-ever environmentally friendly tractor

October 6, 2021

AUGA group presents the first technology aimed at powering the “green” food chain: a newly introduced environmentally friendly tractor that will set new standards in sustainable farming and help reduce agricultural pollution.

Bidfood, Impossible Foods supply plant-based meat in UAE

Multi-channel foodservice provider appointed as official distributor for the country

Sharon Spielman

October 5, 2021

Bidfood UAE, a multi-channel foodservice provider of international F&B brands and part of the Bidcorp Group, was appointed as the official distributor of Impossible^TM Burger across the country’s foodservice channel. The products roll out kicks off with eight restaurant launch partners on board as part of Bidfood UAE’s extensive distribution network.

Compressed air that comes in contact with food must be hygienically clean

Hygienic compressed air

Testing for micro-organisms in compressed air

What food and beverage processors need to know

Paul Humphreys

October 4, 2021

If you are a food or beverage processor, you should be asking, "What's in my compressed air"? Hydrocarbons are enough of a problem, but viruses and bacteria could be living in your air as well.

Brandon Spikes Football Florida Cannabis Beverages

Branded Legacy sees 80% YOY revenue increase for hemp and cannabinoid-infused beverages

September 24, 2021

Branded Legacy, a holding company focused on the commercial development of hemp and cannabinoid-infused beverages, along with an array of CBD topicals and tinctures announces increased sales due to Spikes CBDX. The Company has seen an over 80% increase in revenues over its previous quarter in 2021.

PepsiCo announces pep+, new strategic end-to-end transformation

September 23, 2021

PepsiCo has introduced pep+ (pep Positive), a strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the center of how the company will create growth and value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people.

Tekni-Plex Acquires Grupo Phoenix F&B Packaging

Tekni-Plex Completes Acquisition of Packaging Manufacturer Grupo Phoenix

September 22, 2021

Tekni-Plex has completed its acquisition of rigid packaging manufacturer Grupo Phoenix, putting the company in a stronger position to broaden its market-focused, customer-driven innovations, especially in food and beverage markets.

New insulation on dairy piping saves energy and reduces the chance of bacterial cross-contamination

Insulating pipes

Hygienic process insulation solves dairy coop condensation issues, saves energy

Kamataka Milk Producers replaced aging and cracking foam and nitrile rubber insulation, reducing the potential for bacterial cross contamination

Wayne Labs

September 22, 2021

Replacing aging insulation on piping not only reduces the potential of developing bacterial cross-contamination, but also saves energy.

Helping customers adapt to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

September 20, 2021

This is a video with PerkinElmer’s Greg Sears, Vice President & General Manager: Food Business Unit and Mass Spectrometry.

Supply Chain

How COVID-19 is continuing to disrupt supply chains

Insights from a specialty food purveyor

Casey Laughman

September 10, 2021

Over the last 18 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted supply chains from end to end around the globe. In many cases, food and beverage processors suddenly learned the hard way where weaknesses in their supply chains were. Justin Marx, CEO of Marx Foods, a supplier to restaurants and home cooks, shares insights on the ongoing supply chain challenges facing the industry.