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Plant of the Year

Plant of the Year and Sustainable Plant of the Year winners announced

Food Engineering recognizes two outstanding plants

Debra Schug

December 21, 2016

Food Engineering’s 2017 Plant of the Year goes to Abbott Nutrition.

TECH FLASH

Snyder of Berlin recalls Buffalo Blue Kettle Potato Chips

Ingredient may contain Salmonella

Casey Laughman

December 21, 2016

Snyder of Berlin has recalled Buffalo Blue Kettle Cooked Potato Chips after being informed by a supplier that a milk powder used as an ingredient may contain Salmonella.

Regulatory Watch

FDA releases revised MFRPS standards

FDA issues revised food safety standards for programs overseeing food facitilies

December 16, 2016

Updates include newly defined terms, new section and appendices, updates to current standards.

TECH FLASH

Consumers more educated on GMOs, still concerned

NPD Group report shows few are aware of new federal GMO labeling law

Crystal Lindell

December 15, 2016

U.S. consumers are now more informed about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the benefits of their use in producing food, but many still have concerns about them.

Packaging

Swedish drinking yogurt switches to new carton bottle

Skånemejerier is first to use carton bottle from Tetra Pak

Crystal Lindell

December 14, 2016

A Swedish company is changing how it packages drinking yogurt to something more environmentally sound.

TECH FLASH

Coca-Cola announces new CEO

COO James Quincey to take over in May

Casey Laughman

December 14, 2016

The Coca-Cola Company has announced that current President and Chief Operating Officer James Quincy will be the company’s next CEO.

Regulatory Watch

FDA clarifies compliance dates for nutrition initiatives

Partially hydrogenated oils, Nutrition Fact labels, vending machines all face new regulations

December 9, 2016

Summer of 2018 to bring a number of compliance dates for key nutrition initiatives.

Recall

National Steak and Poultry Recalls Ready-to-Eat Chicken

Recall expands to almost 2 million pounds

Casey Laughman

December 6, 2016

National Steak and Poultry has expanded a recall of potentially undercooked ready-to-eat chicken to almost 2 million pounds.

PMMI

PMMI Report: Packaging machinery Shipments to reach $8.5B by 2020

More than half of the growth is expected to come from the food and beverage sector.

Casey Laughman

November 30, 2016

"Factors such as changing consumer habits, new regulations as well as general economic development are fueling this development,” says Jorge Izquierdo, vice president, Market Development, PMMI.

TECH FLASH

The Top 10 Food Trends for 2017 from Innova Market Insights

Clean labels remain popular, addressing the needs of the increasingly more health-conscious consumer.

Debra Schug

November 30, 2016

Processors looking to make a sure bet on what foods and beverages to produce for next year should focus on clean and healthy products.

Campbell’s Terminates Exec Over Alleged Disparaging Comments

PepsiCo to Close Two Florida Facilities

Alternative Protein in 2025: Key Trends and Technologies

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Refrigerated & Frozen Foods’ State of the Cold Chain

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