Manufacturing: Page 34

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    Hostess launches new snack brand to invigorate category, shed staid reputation

    Kazbars, a candy-bar-inspired innovation, has chocolate cake, cream, crunch and a gooeyness from fudge and caramel. It is the latest in a string of major product launches in recent years for the sweets maker.

    By • Feb. 22, 2023
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    Tyson to acquire Williams Sausage Company

    The meat giant’s purchase of the sausage and bacon processor, for an undisclosed sum, comes after a period of M&A inactivity in the meat sector. 

    By • Feb. 22, 2023
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    Trendline

    How AI is transforming the food and beverage industry

    Companies are leaning on the technology across nearly all parts of their operations, from marketing to product design.

    By Food Dive staff
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    Meat plant sanitation service fined $1.5M for child labor violations

    Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. paid the sum after regulators found at least 102 children were working overnight shifts at 13 plants owned by companies like JBS and Cargill, a U.S. Department of Labor briefing said.

    By • Feb. 21, 2023
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    TreeHouse Foods looking to M&A to improve manufacturing capacity

    While demand has increased for private label items, the company has not been able to fully capitalize on it because of pervasive supply chain issues.

    By • Feb. 14, 2023
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    Sponsored by Ajinomoto

    3 key trends to meet new expectations for alternative proteins in 2023

    Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition can help food manufacturers develop offerings that will allow consumers to indulge their desire for sustainability without ceding taste, texture or nutrition.

    Feb. 13, 2023
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    Sponsored by Ecolab

    Little things, big impacts: Why CIP/COP will become a competitive battleground for organic production operations

    As increasing consumer demand makes organic an increasingly mainstream business strategy, organic production is on the rise.

    Feb. 13, 2023
  • Packaging for Kellogg's MorningStar Farms Incogmeato brand.
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    Kellogg will not split off its plant-based brands

    The CPG giant — which saw sales increase 12% in its last quarter — is holding on to MorningStar Farms and only breaking off its cereal brands, CEO Steve Cahillane said on the earnings call.

    By • Feb. 10, 2023
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    As CPG needs shift, Ingredion accelerates change within

    From hiring workers with expertise in snacking or alternative sweeteners to bulking up its portfolio, the ingredients provider is quickly adapting to an ever-growing list of demands from its customers and shoppers.

    By • Feb. 9, 2023
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    Post enters pet food category through $1.2B deal with J.M. Smucker

    The deal, which includes Rachael Ray Nutrish and Kibbles ‘n Bits, gives the Pebbles cereal and Peter Pan peanut butter producer a prominent presence in a category dominated by Mars, Nestlé and General Mills.

    By • Feb. 9, 2023
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    Kerry accepts $19.2M fine for 2018 salmonella outbreak in Honey Smacks

    The food and ingredients company pleaded guilty to knowingly manufacturing the Kellogg cereal in an unsanitary facility. The company’s former director of quality assurance will be sentenced next week on related charges.

    By • Feb. 9, 2023
  • J&J Snack Foods' frozen beverage business, which includes ICEE products, was not affected by ERP conversion issues.
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    J&J Snack Foods to add 3 new distribution centers in bid to simplify network

    The snack maker says the new facilities will boost efficiencies by reducing party logistics locations.

    By Kate Magill • Feb. 8, 2023
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    Courtesy of Motif FoodWorks
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    Motif FoodWorks expands business to help startups

    The biotech company now offers fermentation and bioprocessing services at bench scale at its new 65,000-square-foot hub near Boston.

    By • Feb. 8, 2023
  • A white rectangular tray with several skewers with chicken nuggets sits on a wooden surface with a Rebellyous Foods package next to it and a green cloth behind it.
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    Rebellyous Foods raises $9.5M to build its plant-based chicken tech

    The Seattle company is working toward deploying a custom manufacturing facility, which founder and CEO Christie Lagally said will allow the brand to undercut meat prices.

    By • Feb. 6, 2023
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    Kellogg sees positive results from sustainable rice farming pilot

    The cereal giant said the project, focused in the Lower Mississippi River Basin growing area, will inform its approach to other sustainability endeavors.

    By • Feb. 2, 2023
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    Egg prices to remain high for as long as bird flu continues, experts say

    After prices more than doubled over the past year, producers are grappling with the impact of the virus while politicians and activists call for investigations into potential price gouging.

    By • Feb. 2, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Food companies say they can reduce their emissions this year. Experts are skeptical.

    Academics and environmental groups say CPGs’ reliance on regenerative agriculture and carbon credits may not be enough to realistically hit their time-based goals.

    By • Jan. 30, 2023
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    Coca-Cola extends its Simply juice brand into mixers

    Simply Mixology joins similar offerings from PepsiCo and Keurig Dr Pepper as nonalcoholic beverage companies make inroads into alcohol mixers and mocktails.

    By • Jan. 27, 2023
  • Machinery, including large tanks and piping, used for biomass fermentation in an industrial building with red tile floors. A few people in hardhats are near the equipment.
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    Courtesy of Meati Foods
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    Meati’s Mega Ranch opens, increasing its scale for a national launch

    Production at the 100,000-square-foot mycelium meat analog fermentation plant will equal that of a traditional cattle farming facility, pound for pound, the company said.

    By • Jan. 26, 2023
  • Overhead view of hands touching plates of chicken dishes, including a rice bowl and tacos, on a yellow table with a light brown cloth napkin, two glasses and a bowl of tortilla chips
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    How Believer Meats is building the future for cultivated chicken

    The company, formerly known as Future Meat Technologies, hopes to have its North Carolina commercial-scale facility operational — and approval to put its meat on U.S. consumers’ plates — by Q1 2024.

    By • Jan. 23, 2023
  • Several people plate and prepare small white dishes that include Aleph Farms cultivated steak in an assembly line.
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    Cultivated beef can be kosher, Israel’s top rabbi says

    Aleph Farms is the first cell-based meat company to get an opinion on how its products fit in with religious dietary restrictions. It is working on similar reviews with Muslim and Hindu leaders.

    By • Jan. 20, 2023
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    Campbell Soup to add 330 jobs, spend $50M at HQ to consolidate snacking operations

    The Goldfish and Pop Secret maker also plans to close its operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Norwalk, Connecticut, and bring those jobs to its campus in Camden, New Jersey.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    Inflation has less of an impact on snacking than meals, Mondelēz finds

    The Oreo maker also found a delay in receiving snacks due to supply chain disruptions has forced many consumers, especially Gen Zers and millennials, to be more open to trying new items.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    Danone plans to reduce methane 30% by 2030

    Through its new partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund, the dairy giant aims to implement regenerative agriculture practices and influence governments to adopt more climate-friendly policies.

    By • Jan. 18, 2023
  • Nestle, carnation breakfast essentials
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    Nestlé invests $43M in Wisconsin factory expansion

    The CPG giant will increase capacity for its Boost and Carnation Breakfast Essentials drinks, and the zero waste-to-landfill facility will have several energy, water and waste saving features.

    By • Jan. 18, 2023
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    Deep Dive

    Here’s how CPGs are bracing for more volatility in 2023

    After a year of inflation, war and supply chain disruptions, companies are taking steps to prepare their operations to weather a period of prolonged uncertainty.

    By • Jan. 17, 2023