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ProFood Tech

ProFood Tech offers complimentary access to ProMat and Automate

Combination of three shows offers comprehensive look at food and beverage supply chain

February 6, 2017

Attendees of the inaugural ProFood Tech food and beverage show will also receive access to the ProMat and Automate expos, ProFood Tech organizers have announced.

Best If Used By

USDA revises date labeling guidance to reduce food waste

Government updates 'best if used' by guidelines.

January 29, 2017

The USDA is encouraging food manufacturers and retailers to use a “Best if used by” date label.

PMMI: Are sustainability initiatives sustainable?

PMMI’s Tom Egan on how sustainability is bolstered by consumer preference and inherent cost savings.

January 29, 2017

PMMI's Tom Egan on what the future holds for sustainability initiatives in the consumer packaged goods industry, what considerations brands must heed and what resources are available to brands looking to make a difference.

Manufacturing News

GAO evaluates FDA on Produce Safety Rule communications

The rule includes many provisions that have raised many technical and business questions.

January 29, 2017

While the rule establishes enforceable national standards for the on-farm growing, harvesting and holding of domestic and imported produce, it also includes many other provisions that have raised many technical and business questions.

M&A forecast: Craft breweries headed for rapid pace of rollups

Food and beverage M&As in 2016 and what’s ahead in 2017

Debra Schug

January 29, 2017

“I think there’s a storm coming for craft beer,” says Kevin O’Connor, president and founder of O’Connor Brewing, a microbrewery located in Norfolk, Va.

Food Safety

Automated food safety solutions can limit foodborne pathogens

Time-temperature measurements offer basis of pathogen containment

Adam Fleder

January 27, 2017

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that major foodborne pathogens cause 9 million illnesses each year. The number of foodborne illnesses motivated the FDA to create the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which Congress passed.