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Processing

Amazon and the shift to direct-to-consumer packaged food

915 Labs CEO Mike Locatis discusses how processors can prepare for consumers purchasing more groceries online.

Debra Schug

June 27, 2017

A spotlight on new technology to improve the processing and packaging of healthier food.

Dirty Jobs

Mike Rowe thinks more kids should skip college

Dirty Jobs host recently spoke at PowerPlex about the need to encourage more students to pursue a trade.

Crystal Lindell

June 27, 2017

While he isn’t anti-college — Rowe himself has a degree — he does believe more people should be encouraged to do blue collar work, such as learning a trade or working in the manufacturing sector.

Regulatory Watch

Guidance updated for swine inspection

Guidelines define how to handle Brucellosis

Casey Laughman

June 26, 2017

The Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has provided instructions to inspection program personnel at establishments where feral swine and/or reactor pigs suspected of having Brucellosis are inspected.

Consumer food trends

Healthy and Bold: Lunchmeat trends from Nielsen Fresh

Lunchmeat is satisfying consumers' desire for convenient and healthy snacking options.

Debra Schug

June 26, 2017

Successful lunchmeat processors are highlighting "natural" products as well as featuring bold and ethnic flavors.

Regulatory Watch

FDA allows DUNS number as facility identifier

DUNS number can be used to meet FSVP requirements

June 26, 2017

FDA has formally recognized the Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number as an acceptable unique facility identifier (UFI) for importers under the Foreign Supplier Verification Programs (FSVP) rule.

Food Safety

USDA announces halt to importing of fresh Brazilian beef

Policy is result of higher rejection rates

Casey Laughman

June 23, 2017

The United States Department of Agriculture has announced the suspension of imports of fresh beef from Brazil.

Plant Openings

Plant Openings: June 2017

June 23, 2017

Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.

Processor Profiles

The Wonderful Company's healthy food strategy

How it turned marketing nuts, mandarins and pomegranates into the second biggest produce-based company.

Debra Schug

June 22, 2017

The Wonderful Company was one of few CPGs to outperform 2016 sales expectations because of its ability to market convenient and functional foods and beverages.

Manufacturing News

HPP gets an official voice

Industry group focuses on advancing high-pressure processing

Wayne Labs

June 20, 2017

Nine founding companies have worked together with PMMI to create a new industry group, the Cold Pressure Council (CPC), to focus on the advancement of high-pressure processing (HPP) within the food and beverage industry.

Regulatory Watch

FSIS announces new dollar limits on retail exemption qualification

Limits decrease based on Consumer Price Index

Casey Laughman

June 19, 2017

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced new dollar limitations on the amount of meat and poultry a retail store can sell to institutions without disqualifying itself for exemption from federal inspection requirements.