Articles

Election Pains or Gains?

How will the food industry fare depending on whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney wins on November 6th?
Post Date: 10/04/2012
Author: Susan Ruland

Proposition 37: California's Newest Challenge For Food Product Companies

California's Proposition 37 takes aim at products containing genetically modified ingredients and would preclude manufacturers from marketing their products as natural. Learn what's at stake.
Post Date: 09/20/2012
Author: Rebecca Cross, BraunHagey & Borden LLP

Food Processing Awards Hormel Foods/Progressive Processing 2012 Green Plant of the Year

Being able to produce high-quality products in a sustainable and energy-efficient facility garnered Hormel's Progressive Processing facility in Dubuque, Iowa our third annual prize.
Post Date: 09/07/2012
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

The New American Majority

How food and beverage marketers are targeting Hispanics, Asians and other fast-growing demographic groups.
Post Date: 09/07/2012
Author: Diane Toops, News and Trends Editor

Specialized Banks Support the Food Industry

Challenging times make financial understanding more critical.
Post Date: 08/30/2012
Author: Elizabeth Hund, U.S. Bank

Food Business Mergers And Acquisitions Up In 2011, But Slow In Second Half

The Food Institute recorded a total of 381 mergers in the larger food and beverage industry in 2011, an increase of about 20 percent over the 317 deals in 2010.
Post Date: 08/13/2012
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

The Private World of Private Label Food Brands

Will the category's 'quality copy-cat' reputation hold up after the recession?
Post Date: 08/03/2012
Author: Diane Toops, News and Trends Editor

Editor's Plate: Breaking Up Is Not So Hard To Do

The current frenzy of split-up activity is just the circle of life in the food & beverage industry.
Post Date: 08/02/2012
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

Nutella Lawsuit Highlights Marketing Risks

Class action settlement a warning to processors touting 'healthy' products.
Post Date: 08/01/2012
Author: David TerMolen, Freeborn & Peters LLP

2012 Salary and Job Satisfaction Survey: Salary Meltdown

Our 6th annual survey finds a retreat to 2008 levels.
Post Date: 07/12/2012
Author: Mike Pehanich, Contributing Editor

Bans Are a Scapegoat, Not a Solution

National polls have found the majority of New Yorkers – and Americans – oppose banning the sale of soft drinks larger than 16 oz.
Post Date: 07/09/2012
Author: Susan Neely, American Beverage Association

Editor's Plate: Did Ben and Jerry Change the World?

Two tie-dyed hippies may have set the stage for today's corporate social responsibility efforts.
Post Date: 06/11/2012
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

Are New Alliances Indicative of Joint Venture Activity for Food and Beverage Industry?

PepsiCo-Ocean Spray Latin American strategic alliance may signal an uptick in food and beverage industry joint ventures.
Post Date: 04/11/2012
Author: Brian Smith, Freeborn & Peters LLP

2012 Capital Spending Report: Greek Yogurt Plants are Stacking Up

After two years of 20 percent increases, capital spending looks to be up only 4.1 percent this year.
Post Date: 04/09/2012
Author: David Phillips, Plant Operations Editor

Food Processing 2012 Salary Survey Now Open

How is your paycheck looking? Is your paycheck enough? Sure, we do ask your help a couple times a year in these surveys, but this is our most fun one, especially for you: our annual Salary & Job Satisfaction Survey.
Post Date: 03/29/2012
Author: Food Processing Staff

Sun Shines Again on Thailand

After devastating 2011 floods, the Land of Smiles (and great food) resumes its quest to be 'kitchen of the world.'
Post Date: 03/02/2012
Author: Erin Erickson, Sr. Digital Editor

Changes in Food Advertising to Kids

Five years of industry self-regulation result in remarkable progress, says Better Business Bureau.
Post Date: 02/21/2012
Author: Elaine Kolish, Council of Better Business Bureaus

Food Processors to Present at 2012 CAGNY Meeting

The Consumer Analyst Group of New York will be held this week in New York City.
Post Date: 02/15/2012
Author:

The Food Industry Fights Back

On obesity, food safety, 'questionable' ingredients, the industry can do a better job of tactfully defending itself; the key is transparency.
Post Date: 02/09/2012
Author: Dave Fusaro, Editor in Chief

Software Puts Your Plant on Fast-Forward

New automation software lets you 'TiVo' your process, while Johnsonville Sausage finds a neat trick to make SAP data more usable in the plant.
Post Date: 02/08/2012
Author: Bob Sperber, Plant Operations Editor