Articles by Wayne Labs

Hometown Food Company, a wholly-owned portfolio company of Brynwood Partners VIII L.P., has completed the $375 million deal to acquire the exclusive rights to the Pillsbury branded shelf-stable baking and dessert products and use of the Pillsbury Doughboy in these categories.

The Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Leadership Council recently met to refuel industry discussions due to recent events having put a new spotlight on traceability, including recent foodborne illness outbreak investigations, release in Canada of the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and projects exploring the benefits of Blockchain for the food supply chain.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a contract between Exportadora de Sal, S.A. de C.V. (ESSA), and Packsys, S.A. de C.V. (Packsys) is not binding because it was not agreed to by ESSA's board of directors.

Citrosuco has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Green Cell Technologies (GCT) where the Brazilian orange juice and ingredient producer will use GCT’s proprietary Disruptor technology, intellectual property and applicable trademarks to create new orange-based specialty ingredients.

Haskell, a global architectural, engineering, construction and consulting firm, has appointed James O’Leary to the position of chief executive officer, giving him full executive leadership responsibilities for the $1 billion firm.

When you buy an RTE meal today, most often it’s not in an aluminum tray. If you’re conscientious about recycling, you probably think, "here’s another unrecyclable piece of plastic"— because once you heat it in the microwave, you can’t clean the tray well enough to recycle it. What’s the solution? Well, there’s the old standby—aluminum.

It is estimated that electric motors account for 45 per cent of global electricity demand. That’s not surprising when you consider that they’re used to drive everything from pumps and fans to compressors in industries as varied as industrial, commercial, agricultural and transport.