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Home Chef opens new Chicagoland-area facility

The largest privately held US meal kit company’s third facility promises to help growth strategies and allow for more product offerings.

Debra Schug

March 2, 2018

Since its humble beginnings a few years ago in the condo of the company’s founder and CEO Pat Vihtelic, Home Chef has increased its annual revenue from $1 million in 2015 to $250 million today.

Facing e-Commerce packaging challenges

Consumers are driving a boom period for online food ordering, but manufactures will need to fundamentally change packaging and supply chain to keep up.

Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute

February 26, 2018

It's no secret that e-commerce differs from traditional retail outlets, with more touchpoints involved before a product reaches a customer. And thus, the changes in shopping habits will also mean packaging and supply chain challenges.

Regulations, recalls drive food safety testing market

Research and Markets report shows that the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.2 percent from 2016 to 2021.

Crystal Lindell

February 22, 2018

Moore foodborne illness outbreaks, technological advancements, strict regulations and globalization are all driving growth in the global food safety testing market.

Recall

Fareway deli chicken salad recalled after salmonella outbreak

Consumers urged to toss any remaining product after officials confirm 37 cases in Iowa.

Crystal Lindell

February 22, 2018

Triple T Specialty Meats, Inc is recalling about 20,630 lbs. of ready-to-eat chicken salad products, which it produced for the grocery store chain after reports showed that it may be contaminated with Salmonella Typhimurium.

Food Safety Summit

Amazon V.P. to keynote Food Safety Summit

Carletta Ooton, Amazon V.P., to discuss the company's unique business model, using big data to transform food safety.

Crystal Lindell

February 21, 2018

Carletta Ooton will discuss the company's unique business model and how Amazon is transforming food safety through big data and technology.

Product Development

How Smucker deals with FSMA during product development

Chris Cetner, of The J.M. Smucker Co., talks about how the company overcame FSMA-related hurdles to bring its Pillsbury Filled Pastry Bags to market.

Crystal Lindell

February 21, 2018

Taking a package from concept to reality has become a lot more difficult in recent years in large part because of the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Food Safety

Breaded chicken patties recalled due to possible contamination

More than 100,000 pounds of product may be contaminated with rubber

Casey Laughman

February 19, 2018

Waco, Texas-based Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has recalled more than 100,000 pounds of ready-to-eat breaded chicken patties that may be contaminated with rubber.

Intellectual Property

King's Hawaiian settles lawsuit over sweet roll packaging

Lawsuit alleged infringement of intellectual property rights

Casey Laughman

February 16, 2018

King's Hawaiian has announced that it has settled a lawsuit over packaging that the company claimed infringed on its intellectual property rights.

The impact of Peanut Corporation of America's criminal convictions

The sentences doled out to the company execs are the largest in any food safety case on record.

Debra Schug

February 16, 2018

Why food and beverage companies and executives should ensure that food safety is a part of their corporate culture.

Automation

China turns to robotics to solve labor shortage problems

With China's working-age population falling, labor costs are sky-rocketing, and robotics may be the solution

Wayne Labs

February 15, 2018

China has been a leader in mass production—with lots of manual labor— but coming shortages in China’s working-age population have experts concerned. In the past, labor was plentiful, and automation was not seen as a necessity.