Refresco will integrate VBC Bottling Company into its operations to better serve customers and support their growth goals.

Production was stopped due to a positive test for highly pathogenic avian influenza, as prescribed by USDA protocols.

The investment will support a research and development innovation studio, as well as manufacturing efficiencies and advancements in food safety at Mars’ Hackettstown, N.J. manufacturing facility.

The second phase of Rich’s plant expansion is supported by National New Markets Fund, LLC, which will invest $17.5 million of its New Markets Tax Credit allocation.

ESI Group USA, a design, engineering and construction services firm, will build the expansion.

The next generation of the company’s plant-based crumbles offer a good source of protein, are low in saturated fat, and meet nutrition program criteria of the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association.

The FDA says revoking the standards will provide greater flexibility and the opportunity for product innovation.

The Earthtel r-PRO line is a solution for foodservice operators looking to reduce their environmental footprint.

The Chicago facility, which opened in 1939, is the original manufacturing plant of the Blommer group.

The meeting is designed to help the agency improve its understanding of how it can leverage data and technology to exponentially advance food safety and achieve better health outcomes.