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    Pressure Continues to Mount on Meat and Poultry Processors

    Andy Hanacek
    March 6, 2024
    Heavier pressure, more oversight and deeper challenges continue to blast the meat and poultry industry as it works to keep its plants running efficiently and safely.

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    Demanding Durability, Dependability from Motors and Drives

    Andy Hanacek
    With operational efficiency, safety and sanitation on the minds of food & beverage plant operators everywhere, it’s no wonder that innovation in motors and drives has...
    Ingredients

    Heavy Metals Are in the FDA’s Crosshairs

    Dave Fusaro
    Incidents of the past six months have catalyzed an FDA usually focused on biological contaminants to develop limits for four heavy metals.
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    Bakeries Look for Positive Momentum

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    Bakeries are jockeying for position in the marketplace, making moves to expand, adjust and even build new facilities to meet potential consumer demand.
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    The Tax Side of Capital Spending

    Consider cost segregation studies and the tax rules when building or modernizing your plant.
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    Foodservice or Retail? A Tale of Two Markets

    Ed Avis
    Formulating, manufacturing and distributing essentially the same product can be very different when expanding from one familiar market into the other.
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    Natural Products Expo West 2024: Mushrooms, Tinned Fish and Pickleball

    Dave Fusaro
    The annual new products extravaganza always is a reflection and precursor of food and beverage trends.
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    2024 Manufacturing Outlook Survey eBook: Riding the Rollercoaster

    The results for our annual Manufacturing Outlook Survey are in. The roller coaster of optimism continues.

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    Size Reduction and Cutting Equipment

    Is Your Production Line Making the Cut?

    In-line efficiency and accuracy go hand-in-hand with long-term profitability. Inefficiency and inaccuracy may lead to loss of productivity and costly downtime. One of the smallest...
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    The Ultimate Guide to Liquid Packaging Machines

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    Marketing

    Bacardi Taps Former Kraft Heinz Exec to Bolster Marketing Leadership Team

    Andy Hanacek
    Irina Rodina will become the spirits company’s senior vice president for marketing strategy and operations after spending two years leading Kraft Heinz’s northern European marketing...

    People on the Move

    Godiva Integrated Into Pladis, Names Steve Lesnard CEO

    Dave Fusaro
    Godiva has been owned by Yildiz Holding since 2008, and Yildiz created Pladis, home of United Biscuits and DeMets.

    Traceability

    Dessert Manufacturer Finds Sweet Success

    UK dessert manufacturer was able to reduce lot tracing time from 4 hours to 4 minutes with VicinityFood and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.

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    Energy Efficiency

    Unilever Ice Cream Wins $21 Million from DoE To Reduce Carbon Emissions

    Dave Fusaro
    Four of its U.S. plants will replace natural gas boilers with electric boilers and industrial heat pumps using waste heat recovery.