German grocery wholesaler EDEKA Nord has added two new WITRON case order machines as part of an expansion of its logistic center.

Perdue Foods announced a recall of about 68,000 pounds of chicken nuggets that might contain wood particles.

Packaging company tna has announced that Jonathan Rankin has been promoted to CEO.

Valley Milk LLC has been named the winner of the 2019 Food Engineering Plant of the Year award for its new milk powder manufacturing facility in Turlock, Calif.

With women’s workplace progress stalled across some industries despite their increased pursuit of higher education and skill building, the Women’s Foodservice Forum (WFF) is expanding its mission to include both women’s leadership development and providing strategies to the food industry to eliminate barriers, accelerate advancement, and lead the way to gender equity with data-driven solutions.

Journalists and experts from the U.S and Canada visited Poland in November as part of the Union of Producers and Employers of Meat Industry (UPEMI)’s “Meat with European Quality” campaign. During their stay, delegates took part in a seminar for European producers and exporters and then visited leading meat processing plants.

According to research by the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, almost a third of food processing operations already use robotics in their facilities. What’s more, half of those surveyed said they will increase their level of automation in the next three to five years. However, not every food manufacturer is an automation convert.

Smart phones can be an asset on the plant floor, letting operators look at current plant data and make intelligent decisions. But, should personal devices be checked at the door, and are they a potential risk for cyberattacks?

We know ransomware can wipe out a business—maybe not so much from the cost of paying the ransom, but from the downtime it causes—so don’t get caught without a backup. I asked the experts whether a processor should pay the ransom, and while the responses were mixed, the moral of the story is: Have a backup!

Campbell Soup Company named industry veteran Mark A. Clouse, former CEO of Pinnacle Foods, as its new chief executive, chosen to lead Campbell’s turnaround plan because of his success delivering growth.