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    New Food Products

    Rollout! New Food Products April 2024

    April 17, 2024
    Heat-and-eat pancakes, dipping chocolate, sourdough pasta, Cracker Barrell artisan cheese, Conagra’s natural launches, upcycled protein shake.

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    Product Development

    Vote for the Best R&D Team

    Help honor the best product development teams in the food & beverage industry by casting your vote in our R&D Teams of the Year poll.
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Unfinished Business

    Andy Hanacek
    After making big capital spending plans for 2023 — and underspending those budgets — food & beverage processors are proceeding at a more normalized pace (+3%).
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Top Current Projects

    Food Processing's Capital Spending Project report looks at what new projects the top food and beverage companies are spending their money on.
    Capital Spending

    2024 Capital Spending Outlook: Budgets of the Top Food & Beverage Companies

    Food Processing's annual Capital Spending Report looks at the top food and beverage companies and their capital expenditures.
    Editor's Plate

    Editor's Plate: Stop Bird Flu Before it Becomes Another Global Pandemic

    Dave Fusaro
    As avian influenza spreads to cows, humans and now our milk, unlimited resources need to be devoted before this becomes another coronavirus.
    MRO

    One Company’s Experience With a CMMS

    Miller Milling shares its digital transformative experience and how it helped manage supply roadblocks and eliminate disconnects between our systems.
    Editor's Plate

    Editor's Plate: Even the President Is Eyeing Your Price Increases

    Dave Fusaro
    Biden's State of the Union address urged passage of the Shrinkflation Prevention Act.

    Industry News

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    Equipment Products

    New Equipment Products: April 2024

    Top-mount sifter from Kason Corp.; longer gravity rollers from Ultimation Inc.; reconditioned mixers from Ross Mixers; energy-efficient sterilizing from Surdry North America; ...
    Technology

    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 focused ...

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    Worker Safety

    OSHA Penalizes Hanover Foods for Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, Plant Safety Violations

    Andy Hanacek
    More than 70 violations were observed, and the administration has assessed more than $761,000 in penalties to the vegetable and snacks processor.

    Courtesy of Conagra Brands Inc.
    People on the Move

    Conagra Appoints Former Tyson Prepared Foods Exec to EVP Role

    Andy Hanacek
    Noelle O’Mara will lead Conagra’s New Platforms and Acquisitions business after leading Tyson’s Prepared Foods division for several years.

    Regulatory Compliance

    Chicken Council Highly Critical of FSIS’ New Salmonella Rule, ‘Victory Lap’

    Andy Hanacek
    The National Chicken Council says final rule is too restrictive, doesn’t guarantee an improvement in public health, and endangers the future of the product, companies and jobs...

    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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    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...

    Dairy, Cheese, Eggs

    Avian Influenza Case Wipes Out Nearly 2 Million Birds at Cal-Maine Texas Facility

    Andy Hanacek
    Production has been halted and more than 1.9 million birds culled at Parmer County egg facility after HPAI was found to have infiltrated the flock.