General Mills acquires Brazilian yogurt maker Jeremy Gerrard December 23, 2015 General Mills announced it has acquired Brazilian yogurt manufacturer Carolina Administracao e Participacoes Societarias Ltda. Read More
Bellisio Foods recalls frozen pork products Jeremy Gerrard December 23, 2015 Bellisio Foods, Inc. has issued a recall of approximately 285,264 pounds of boneless pork rib shaped frozen entrée products. Read More
Plant Openings Plant Openings: December 2015 December 23, 2015 Announcements about new food and beverage plant construction projects, plant renovations and plant expansions.Read More
CDC investigating new E. coli cases linked to Chipotle Jeremy Gerrard December 22, 2015 The CDC announced this week it is investigating a new batch of E. coli illnesses reported in November linked to Chipotle.Read More
Nestlé to use 100 percent cage-free eggs for US foods by 2020 Jeremy Gerrard December 22, 2015 According to the company, Nestlé uses approximately 20 million pounds of eggs annually. Read More
Manufacturing News ISO 9001: 2015--why the standard is so important December 22, 2015 ISO (International Standards Organization) has updated its Certification for Quality Management (ISO 9001), now known as ISO 9001:2015.Read More
What are the top challenges of food and beverage manufacturers in plant floor productivity? December 22, 2015 Vince Nasti, VP of Operations for Nation Pizza and Foods, discussed major issues facing the food and beverage industry.Read More
PepsiCo closes US yogurt business Jeremy Gerrard December 21, 2015 PepsiCo Inc. and German dairy company Theo Muller Group are abandoning their joint venture and ending production at the plant.Read More
Mars recalls Dove Chocolate Snowflakes Jeremy Gerrard December 21, 2015 Approximately 6,700 cases of Dove Chocolate Assortment Snowflakes have been recalled. Read More
Omnibus bill contains repeal of COOL law Jeremy Gerrard December 17, 2015 Congress attached a repeal of the country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program to the year-end omnibus federal spending bill. Read More
RSS
