Peter Fox has been promoted to CEO of SOMIC Packaging. Fox is a 30-year packaging industry veteran, and has served as the Senior VP of Sales at SOMIC since joining the Minnesota-headquartered company in 2014, which manufactures of end-of-line, retail-ready case packaging machinery.

EAS Consulting Group has hired Maged Sharaf, Ph.D. as senior director, labeling, cannabis and claims consulting services. He will be responsible for managing and providing label review and claims substantiation consulting services for conventional foods, animal foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics. In addition, he will oversee client projects related to product detentions, NDI submissions and cannabis.

Hooray Foods, a creator of plant-based bacon, announced it raised a strategic seed extension of more than $2.7 million.

The knowledge gap about conveyor types can result in extreme consequences when delicate materials or precise blends must be reliably conveyed.

Triangle Package Machinery has named Michael Small director of operations. Small brings a diversified background with extensive experience in production and operations management in the manufacturing industry that spans over three decades. 

Kraft Heinz has completed the sale of certain assets in its global cheese business and the license of certain trademarks to an affiliate of Groupe Lactalis for total consideration of approximately $3.3 billion, including cash consideration of approximately $3.2 billion. 

New technology in agriculture is reshaping the future of farming and Hartnell College and Festo Didactic are partnering to close the skills gap in manufacturing and agriculture.

Thirstie, a leading technology company that connects beverage alcohol brands with consumers, has launched gift cards for alcohol brands, the first and only gift card solution of its kind in the US.

Space Food Sticks—the protein snacks that captured the public imagination in the 1970s—are back with a twist: THC.

Select code dates of these beverages with “Best When Used By” dates between May 10, 2023 and November 1, 2023 are being voluntarily recalled in the U.S. due to the potential presence of foreign material, specifically very small pieces of metal or glass, that may have been introduced during production.