NOW Foods is completing the expansion of its 250,000 sq.-ft. Bloomingdale, IL, GMP-certified manufacturing facility. The expansion includes enlargement of the lab to handle more complex testing and the ability
John O. Stewart, chief financial officer of Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc., will retire at the end of March 2010.James E. Hurley, president and CEO of Vegetable Juices Inc., was
"Wait until it breaks" not a good maintenance strategyWhile many food and beverage processors may adopt a “wait until it breaks” maintenance philosophy, creating a successful maintenance strategy helps prevent
FDA and FSIS collaborate to improve tracing of unsafe food productsA joint public meeting focused on improving the system for tracing food products and ingredients that are causing illness outbreaks
Minneapolis-based Malt-O-Meal Company opened a new production facility in Asheboro, NC. The 350,000 sq.-ft. facility is expected to add 133 new jobs in the community.
Siemens appointed Daryl D. Dulaney as president and CEO of the newly-formed Siemens Industry, Inc.-the US affiliate of Siemens’ global industry sector business.
How to recover from the recessionAccording to the recent Quarterly Economic Forecast issued by the Manufacturers Alliance/MAPI, there are enough economic indicators to forecast an eventual, though modest, recovery following
FDA issues strategic plan for risk communicationThe US FDA last month issued its Strategic Plan for Risk Communication, which outlines the agency’s efforts to disseminate more meaningful health information. The
The turbulent economy has caused mid-size companies to focus on cost reductions, and that focus will continue as companies with annual revenues between $50 million and $1 billion face other challenges.