The team at Fannie May Fine Chocolates reported a plan is in place to keep production on schedule this holiday season after a fire destroyed a warehouse and distribution facility in Ohio on Thanksgiving, threatening orders.
The Alliance for Innovation and Operational Excellence (AIOE), founded by PMMI in 2011, has listed the guidelines, protocols and worksheets on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for peer review.
In response to consumer preferences, representatives with Hershey’s, the US’s largest chocolate manufacturer, say the company is weighing the idea of replacing corn syrup with sugar in products that still use the sweetener, according to news reports.
FDA has finalized two rules requiring calorie information be listed on menus and menu boards in restaurants, retail food establishments and vending machines to give consumers more information on the foods they purchase.
With plants like Campbell’s, Cooper Farms, Hirzel Canning Co. and Lakeview Farms, the Toledo area is host to a high concentration of food processing companies
With access to natural resources, transportation and a strong supply chain it’s no wonder agribusiness and food processing is excelling in Northwest Ohio.