Fonterra, a New Zealand-based dairy co-op, has instituted a new way for employees to spend time outside their day jobs on internal company projects which would normally be outside their scope of work as defined by their job description. This match-making system is designed to enable employees with talent and skills they don’t normally use to get involved in projects that are exciting, but normally not open to them.
Sarap Asian Fusion has recalled Asian Fusion Cookies sold through online mail orders because packages did not say they contain wheat, milk and soy. There are no reports of illnesses to date from the allergens.
Gravel Ridge Farms has recalled its Cage Free Large Eggs due to potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall was initiated due to reported illnesses confirmed at locations using the eggs.
Tyler Cundiff, vice president of business development in Gray Construction’s food and beverage market, received the Construction Management Founders Society’s Young Construction Engineer of the Year Award at a reception held by the University of Kentucky’s College of Engineering.
Coffee supplier Farmer Bros. Co. received a sustainability recognition for its Texas headquarters office for features including a reflective roof and an insulated building envelope.
Decatur, Ala.-based Wayne Farms, LLC has recalled almost 439,000 pounds of frozen, fully cooked chicken products that may be contaminated with metal pieces.
H-E-B has announced plans to develop a world-class tech facility and innovation lab in East Austin, Texas, for its growing H-E-B digital team and Favor Delivery, the company’s Austin, Texas-based on-demand delivery service acquired earlier this year.
Six dairy companies have been chosen to participate in the 2018 Land O'Lakes, Inc. Dairy Accelerator, which will provide tailored coursework and mentorship to dairy entrepreneurs.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has notified FDA that Perry Johnson Registrars Food Safety Inc. (Troy, MI) has become the first certification body to be accredited under FDA’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program for four program scopes. They include Produce Safety, Preventive Controls for Human Food, Juice HACCP and Seafood HACCP.