Celebrating one of Americans’ favorite grill items, the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) gathered nearly 1,500 lawmakers, congressional staff, meat industry representatives and members of the media on Capitol Hill to honor July as National Hot Dog Month with the institute’s annual hot dog lunch.
Packed with nutrients and considered to be an economically viable alternative to traditional animal proteins, many experts think insect proteins are the food of the future. But convincing westerners to partake faces more hurdles then simply finding a way past the yuck factor, according to researchers with the Global Food Forums, Inc.
Quarterly research conducted by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) revealed positive results for eat brighter! Sales in quarter two—including a 3 percent average increase in sales year-over-year from participants. According to PMA, some participants reported increases as high as 11 percent.
JBT Corporation has agreed to acquire Stork Food & Dairy Systems, a major European filling and sterilization solutions specialist for approximately $51 million.
Four hundred and seventy-five groups from all 50 states spanning the entirety of the American food supply chain sent a letter to the US House of Representatives urging members to vote in favor of the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act.
The Food Processing Suppliers Association (FPSA) continues to release details of the educational programs to be presented at PROCESS EXPO 2015 including sessions tackling food safety, allergens, water usage and sustainability.
After the recent Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on the delisting of refrigerants in commercial refrigeration and A/C applications, Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc. says it will host a webinar to cover the ruling and its implications.
Global chocolate manufacturer the Hershey Company and Palantir Technologies, Inc.—a software company closer associated to the CIA and US Department of Homeland Security—have teamed up to build a consortium of consumer packaged goods manufacturers.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued instructions to compliance safety and health officers on how to ensure consistent enforcement of the revised Hazard Communication Standard.
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