Getting products to retailers is increasingly an uphill battle for consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies as 80 percent of CPG supply chain leaders say transportation is now their greatest worry, according to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)and the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA).
A federal judge has ruled the Maui County ban on the cultivation of genetically engineered crops is invalid because the county lacks authority to enforce the restriction.
A team of young engineers from CMB Engineering won first prize in the Manufacturing Team Challenge category held at the WorldSkills UK competition for their design and production of a remote control forklift.
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. shareholders voted Wednesday to approve the sale of the company to H.J. Heinz, creating one of the largest food companies in the world.
Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels from Fat Toad Farm in Vermont was named the most outstanding new specialty food product of 2015 at the recent Summer Fancy Food Show in New York. The product was one of 33 sofi—specialty outstanding food innovation—Award winners who were honored at the annual competition that recognizes excellence in all specialty food categories.
ConAgra Foods Inc. announced plans to sell its store-brand food business. The news comes just two years after the company invested $5 billion to purchase private-label food manufacturer Ralcorp, the Associated Press reported.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has amended its regulations to allow chilled or frozen beef to be imported from two regions in South America under specific conditions that mitigate the risk of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
US President Barack Obama on Monday signed H.R. 2146 which renews the trade promotion authority (TPA) and H.R. 1295, the “Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015,” into law.
Food, fireworks, family and fun—a few words that describe a typical Independence Day celebration in the US. As Americans begin to scrape off their grills and flock to grocery stores in preparation for the holiday this weekend, food and beverage manufacturers might be wondering which products consumers prefer to celebrate with.
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