Private label sales up 7.4%New research from The Nielsen Company found that both private label dollar and unit sales significantly increased for the 52-week period ending July 11, 2009 versus
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack participated in a live chat on July 7 following Vice President Biden’s announcement about key findings of the
Kraft Foods will expand its production facility in Avon, NY, creating 50 full-time jobs. The expansion includes a new Lunchables production line which will increase manufacturing capacity by a third.
W. Anthony (Tony) VernonJohn B. Sanfilippo & Son named Robert J. Sarlls as vice president, strategy and business development.Kraft Foods Inc. appointed W. Anthony (Tony) Vernon as president, Kraft Foods
Source: Baker Tilly Virchow Krause. Manufacturers reveal cautious optimismA new survey of executives from small, medium and large manufacturing companies shows cautious optimism about the future of the US economy, according
Further food safety legislation in the offingFood safety reform legislation continues to advance through Congress, having cleared a key hurdle in mid-June. The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved “H.R.
Andrew McAfee at Manufacturing 2.0. Source: Rockwell. Get on board with IT or failAndrew McAfee, Harvard Business School professor, lecturer and author, delivered a stern warning to manufacturers during his
BPA is safe ... or is it?Congress has asked FDA to expedite its review of the scientific evidence on the safety of bisphenol A (BPA) in food contact/packaging products, especially
James Munyon, president and CEO of AIB International, says selective editing was done in the press to indicate that AIB was partially to blame for not condemning the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) facility in Blakely, GA, in a more timely fashion.